ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2021
Timing of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for early post-surgical hip and knee prosthetic joint infection (PJI) does not affect 1-year re-revision rates: data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio in periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR) Protocol for the Management of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections: An Eight-Year Single-Centre Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Acute Prosthetic Joint Infection of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Managed with Debridement, Antibiotics, Implant Retention, and Flap Coverage: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Temporal Patterns and Treatment Associations in Complications Following Hip Arthroplasty.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevention and Modern Strategies for Managing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Infections in Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs).Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Diagnostics in Late Periprosthetic Infections-Challenges and Solutions.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- DAIR in treating chronic PJI after total knee arthroplasty using continuous local antibiotic perfusion therapy: a case series study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Mechanical complications and infection control comparison of custom-made and prefabricated articular hip spacers in the treatment of periprosthetic infection.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Concurrent Endocarditis and Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Retrospective Case Series of 16 Patients.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) is a procedure to treat a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The timing between the primary procedure and the DAIR is likely a determinant for its successful outcome. However, the optimal timing of a DAIR and the chance of success still remain unclear. We aimed to assess the risk of re-revision within 1 year after a DAIR procedure and to evaluate the timing of the DAIR in primary THA and TKA. We used data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI) and selected all primary THA and TKA in the period 2007-2016 which underwent a DAIR within 12 weeks after primary procedure. A DAIR was defined as a revision for infection in which only modular parts were exchanged. A DAIR was defined as successful if not followed by a re-revision within 1 year after DAIR; 207 DAIRs were performed
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