Two-Stage Revision for Periprosthetic Infection of the Total Hip Arthroplasty: a Comparison of Two Methods
2018
Abstract
The purpose of the study is a retrospective comparison of results of the two-stage revision total hip arthroplasty using a non-articulating and an articulating spacer to treat periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Two basic hypotheses ere evaluated: (1) The clinical outcomes of the patiens treated with "hand made" articulating cement spacer are better than in non-articulating patient's group in two-stage revision for PJI of the total hip arthroplasty and (2) PJI recurrence is higher in the group of patiens treated with an articulating spacer group.