Sonication of revised hip and knee prostheses detects occult infections, improves clinical outcomes and prevents re - revisions. A case series study

• Main Authors: Argyris C. Hadjimichael (Author), Athanasios F. Foukas (Author), Angelos Kaspiris (Author), Dimitris Vasileiou (Author), Spyros Kamariotis (Author), Antonios Stylianakis (Author), Elias S. Vasiliadis (Author), Olga D. Savvidou (Author), Athanasios Antonopoulos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Introduction: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication occurring in 1-2% of primary and up to 10% of revised total hip and knee arthroplasties (THA and TKA) impairing patient's quality of life. Occult infections are underdiagnosed, sub-treated and sub-clinical...