title: Operative management of the infected knee.
abstract: We have six choices in selecting treatment for infected TKA. My preference is two-stage revision arthroplasty combined with appropriate parenteral antibiotic therapy. This treatment provides a success rate of approximately 90% for cure of infection and good function in most instances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0246, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Petty
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001174:Arthrodesis; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents