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ArticleOrthopedic reviews2022

Periprosthetic knee infection: treatment options.

Michele Vasso, Luigi Capasso, Katia Corona, Enrico Pola, Giuseppe Toro, Alfredo Schiavone Panni

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Article in Orthopedic reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  7. Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI).The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Michele VassoMultidisciplinary Department of Medicine for Surgery and Orthodontics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - Naples (Italy).
Luigi CapassoSan Giovanni Calibita "Fatebenefratelli - Isola Tiberina" Hospital - Rome (Italy).
Katia CoronaDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso (Italy).
Enrico PolaMultidisciplinary Department of Medicine for Surgery and Orthodontics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - Naples (Italy).
Giuseppe ToroMultidisciplinary Department of Medicine for Surgery and Orthodontics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - Naples (Italy).
Alfredo Schiavone PanniMultidisciplinary Department of Medicine for Surgery and Orthodontics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - Naples (Italy).
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITFatebenefratelli Hospital · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection is one of the most catastrophic complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and represents the second most common cause of TKA failure. Treatment of a patient with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) could require often costly and prolonged hospital stays, weeks or months of antibiotic therapy, and multiple surgical procedures. The best management is still highly debating, whereas many treatment options are available. These include suppressive antibiotics, arthroscopic irrigation and debridement, open debridement with insert exchange, single-stage reimplantation and two-stage reimplantation. The choice of the treatment depends on many variables, including integrity of implant, timing of the infection, host factors (age, health, immunologic status), virulence of the infecting organism and wishes of the patient. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive understaning of the different options for knee PJIs.

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dairinfectionkneeperiprostheticSALVAGE PROCEDURESsingle stageSuppressive antibioticsTotal knee arthroplastytreatment optionstwo stage

Identifiers

PMID36349351
PMCPMC9635989
OpenAlexW4308116163

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