75% success rate after open debridement, exchange of tibial insert, and antibiotics in knee prosthetic joint infections

Anna Holmberg, Valdís Guðrún Þórhallsdóttir, Otto Robertsson, Annette W‐Dahl, Anna Stefánsdóttir

Acta Orthopaedica · 2015 · 79 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Good results can be achieved by open debridement with exchange of tibial insert. It is important to use an antibiotic combination including rifampin in staphylococcal infections.

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