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Use of muscular flaps for the treatment of knee prosthetic joint infection: A systematic review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Soft Tissue Reconstruction Does Not Compromise Infection Control in Chronic Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treated with Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty Despite Increasing Complexity.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Managing Knee Arthrodesis Conversion to Arthroplasty in a Young Patient: Surgical Strategy, Challenges, and Functional Recovery After 1 Year.Arthroplasty today · 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
- Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery Using the Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Perspectives and Experience from a Single Trauma Center.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gastrocnemius Flap Reconstruction in Single-Stage Re-Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Infection with Soft-Tissue Defects: A Limb Salvage Approach.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Staged reconstruction of the traumatic large soft-tissue defect in the leg.Trauma case reports · 2025Article
- Reconstruction of the Extensor Apparatus After Total Patellectomy in Orthopedic Oncology: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Two-Step Approach to the Surgical Treatment of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Observational
- Impact of Preoperative Quality of Life and Related Factors on the Development of Surgical Site Infections Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Prospective Case-Control Study with a Five-Year Follow-Up.Advances in orthopedics · 2023Article
- Late Hematogenous Total Hip Infection After Revision for Mechanically Assisted Crevice Corrosion With Adverse Local Tissue Reaction.Arthroplasty today · 2022Article
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Abstract
Deep periprosthetic infection after total knee arthroplasty is a serious and challenging complication for the orthopedic surgeon. Muscular flaps may represent a valid treatment option for the treatment of this condition. We present a systematic literature review about the use of muscular flaps for the treatment of knee prosthetic joint infection. The review is reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. 70 articles, out of 589 titles, were considered eligible for the full-text analysis. Finally, 27 studies that met inclusion criteria were included in this review. Overall, 345 patients (139 males, 206 females) suffering from TKA infection treated with muscular flaps were collected. The mean age was 57.3 years. Mean follow-up, reported in all studies, was 30.1 months. The results presented by the different authors, highlight the effectiveness of muscular flaps for the treatment of periprosthetic infection, in terms of function, limb salvage, prevention of recurrences, cost-effectiveness, and quality of life postoperatively. Muscle flaps provide an excellent management option for patients with persistent infection after total knee arthroplasty.
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