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March 3, 2026
Treatment Failure Rates Decrease Significantly at Approximately One Year Following Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
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Michael Shannon
University of Pittsburgh
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Scott D. Rothenberger
University of Pittsburgh
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Eduardo Drummond
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Treatment failure rates significantly decreased after one year of two-stage exchange arthroplasty for infection.
Specifically, the failure rate was observed to drop from an initial 30% to 15% at one year post-procedure.
Observational analysis on patients with periprosthetic joint infection undergoing the two-stage procedure was conducted over several centers.
This may imply that the two-stage approach enhances infection control and patient outcomes in joint surgeries.
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Shannon et al. (Sun,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7687cbadf0bb9e87e4d58
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2026.02.009
Treatment Failure Rates Decrease Significantly at Approximately One Year Following Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection | Synapse