Abstract
We present our experience with 40 infected total knee arthroplasties that were treated in our department during the last 10 years. Three patients suffered from early postoperative infection and were treated by debridement and antibiotic therapy with complete cure.
25 patients had chronic infection with loosening. 17 patients were treated by two-stage revision, six were treated by arthrodesis and in three patients excision arthroplasty was performed due to general poor conditions. 12 patients had late acute hematogenous infection and nine of them underwent debridement, either open or arthroscopic, and antibiotic therapy. Overall, 90% of the patients had no clinical, radiological or laboratory evidence of infection.
The abstracts were prepared by Orah Naor. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the Israel Orthopaedic Association, PO Box 7845, Haifa 31074, Israel.
