Total knee arthroplasty following previous hardware implantation: do hardware removal strategies influence periprosthetic joint infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Total knee arthroplasty following previous hardware implantation: do hardware removal strategies influence periprosthetic joint infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients who underwent previous knee surgeries can be a challenging procedure both technically and for the complication rate. Conversion TKA is affected by a higher risk of infection compared to primary TKA. The aims of this meta-analysis are i) to compare t...

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Main Authors: Domenico De Mauro, Chiara Comisi, Enrico Festa, Tiziana Ascione, Massimo Mariconda, Giovanni Balato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2025-02-01
Series:EFORT Open Reviews
Subjects:
total knee arthroplasty
hardware removal
periprosthetic joint
infection
conversion tka
Online Access:https://eor.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eor/10/2/EOR-2024-0100.xml
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