Retrospective cohort study of 202 patients (205 hips) treated with two-stage exchange arthroplasty for infected THA between 1996–2009, examining mortality, reimplantation rate, and infection control — with explicit attention to whether deaths are counted as treatment failures.
When counseling a patient about two-stage THA revision for PJI, use the 76% figure — not 83% — because the honest denominator includes everyone who undergoes the first stage.
Flag resistant organisms upfront: MRSA and other resistant strains fail eradication at nearly twice the rate of sensitive organisms, which should drive your antibiotic stewardship discussion and informed consent.
Retrospective cohort study of 202 patients (205 hips) treated with two-stage exchange arthroplasty for infected THA between 1996–2009, examining mortality, reimplantation rate, and infection control — with explicit attention to whether deaths are counted as treatment failures.
When counseling a patient about two-stage THA revision for PJI, use the 76% figure — not 83% — because the honest denominator includes everyone who undergoes the first stage.
Flag resistant organisms upfront: MRSA and other resistant strains fail eradication at nearly twice the rate of sensitive organisms, which should drive your antibiotic stewardship discussion and informed consent.