Three Concurrent Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review
- Author:
Matthew PINA
1
;
Alexander D GAUKHMAN
;
Brett HAYDEN
;
Eric L SMITH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Knee replacement arthroplasty; Hip replacement arthroplasty; Periprosthetic joint infection; Two-stage arthroplasty; Concurrent periprosthetic joint infection
- MeSH: Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Hip; Humans; Joints; Knee; Mortality; Prognosis
- From:Hip & Pelvis 2019;31(1):57-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Periprosthetic joint infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality following total joint arthroplasty. Two-stage arthroplasty, with the use of an antibiotic cement spacer, is an effective means of managing periperiprosthetic joint infections. There is a lack of data relating to the management, prognosis, and clinical outcomes associated with multiple peri-prosthetic joint infections. Here, we present a case report of a patient successfully treated for three synchronic peri-prosthetic joint infections of both knees and a single hip.
