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Treatment of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Knee Arthroplasty

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Infection after total knee arthroplasty represents perhaps the worst complication of this operation that a surgeon must treat. Only through identification of various risk factors and development of prophylactic regimens has the incidence of infection decreased. Successful treatment depends on a team approach, with cooperation of an orthopaedic surgeon, plastic surgeon, and an infectious disease specialist.

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    Russell E. Windsor

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    Ermanno A. Martucci M.D.

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Windsor, R.E. (2001). Treatment of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Sculco, T.P., Martucci, E.A. (eds) Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6185-2_17

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