title: [2-stage exchange in the treatment of infected knee prosthesis].
abstract: We report our experience with the treatment of infected total knee arthroplasties with a two-stage procedure during the period between 1992 and 1995. The two-stage procedure as a cure for infected total knee arthroplasty is a reliable and reproducible method of treatment. The infection healed in 86% of cases, and all patients with a follow-up of more than 1 year were satisfied with the result achieved. Also the objective values proved that the outcome of this severe complication of total knee arthroplasty was favorable. The two-stage exchange procedure is recommended as the treatment of choice for infected total knee arthroplasty wherever possible.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Der zweizeitige Wechsel bei der Behandlung der infizierten Knieprothese.