title: Treatment of the infected hip replacement.
abstract: Selection of the suitable treatment method for an infected hip arthroplasty requires careful assessment of patient-related variables and expected treatment goals. The basic treatment options include antibiotic suppression, open debridement, resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis, reimplantation of another prosthesis, and amputation. Successful treatment of infection requires complete debridement of all infected and foreign material and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. When possible, the preferred treatment approach is insertion of another prosthesis with a delayed reconstructive treatment technique. Patients now are presenting with an increasing incidence of resistant organisms and severe bone loss, which increases the difficulty of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55906, USA. hanssen.arlen@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Arlen D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hanssen
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Spangehl
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D003646:Debridement; D020878:Device Removal; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents