Sonication fluid culture of antibiotic-loaded bone cement spacer has high accuracy to confirm eradication of infection before reimplantation of new prostheses

[1] Kunutsor SK(2016)Re-infection outcomes following one- and two-stage surgical revision of infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Plos One. 11 2060-2066

[2] Whitehouse MR(2010)Two-stage exchange knee arthroplasty: does resistance of the infecting organism influence the outcome? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 468 67-77

[3] Lenguerrand E(2009)Outcome of prosthesis exchange for infected knee arthroplasty: the effect of treatment approach Acta Orthop. 80 253-260

[4] Kurd MF(2011)Infection in total hip replacement: meta-analysis Int Orthop. 35 510-518

[5] Ghanem E(2013)Two-stage treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infection is associated with a high rate of infection control but high mortality Clin Orthop Relat Res. 471 156-161

[6] Steinbrecher J(2016)Risk of reinfection after treatment of infected total knee arthroplasty J Arthroplasty. 31 885-891

[7] Parvizi J(2001)Biomaterial-associated infection of gentamicin-loaded PMMA beads in orthopaedic revision surgery J Antimicrob Chemother. 47 1227-1231

[8] Jamsen E(2007)Two-stage reimplantation for periprosthetic knee infection involving resistant organisms J Bone Joint Surg Am. 89 880-884

[9] Stogiannidis I(2010)Repeat 2-stage revision for recurrent infection of total hip arthroplasty J Arthroplasty. 25 56-62

[10] Malmivaara A(2015)Outcomes of infected revision knee arthroplasty managed by two-stage revision in a tertiary referral centre Knee. 22 241-243

[1] Kunutsor SK(2016)Re-infection outcomes following one- and two-stage surgical revision of infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Plos One. 11 2060-2066

[2] Whitehouse MR(2010)Two-stage exchange knee arthroplasty: does resistance of the infecting organism influence the outcome? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 468 67-77

[3] Lenguerrand E(2009)Outcome of prosthesis exchange for infected knee arthroplasty: the effect of treatment approach Acta Orthop. 80 253-260

[4] Kurd MF(2011)Infection in total hip replacement: meta-analysis Int Orthop. 35 510-518

[5] Ghanem E(2013)Two-stage treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infection is associated with a high rate of infection control but high mortality Clin Orthop Relat Res. 471 156-161

[6] Steinbrecher J(2016)Risk of reinfection after treatment of infected total knee arthroplasty J Arthroplasty. 31 885-891

[7] Parvizi J(2001)Biomaterial-associated infection of gentamicin-loaded PMMA beads in orthopaedic revision surgery J Antimicrob Chemother. 47 1227-1231

[8] Jamsen E(2007)Two-stage reimplantation for periprosthetic knee infection involving resistant organisms J Bone Joint Surg Am. 89 880-884

[9] Stogiannidis I(2010)Repeat 2-stage revision for recurrent infection of total hip arthroplasty J Arthroplasty. 25 56-62

[10] Malmivaara A(2015)Outcomes of infected revision knee arthroplasty managed by two-stage revision in a tertiary referral centre Knee. 22 241-243