ArticleMicroorganisms2026
Soft Tissue Reconstruction Does Not Compromise Infection Control in Chronic Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treated with Two-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty Despite Increasing Complexity.
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- Postoperative wound complications and revisions in high-risk patients undergoing spine surgery with prophylactic muscle flap reconstruction: systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Editorial for the Special Issue "Challenges of Biofilm-Associated Bone and Joint Infections".Microorganisms · 2026Article
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Abstract
The role of soft tissue reconstruction in infection control of knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) treated with a two-stage exchange strategy remains controversial. This retrospective observational study analysed consecutive patients with chronic knee PJI managed with a two-stage protocol between 2010 and 2023, comparing outcomes between cases requiring flap-based soft tissue reconstruction and those achieving primary closure. A total of 118 patients with a minimum follow-up of 24 months were included. Forty patients (33.9%) required soft tissue reconstruction (STR), including 25 pedicled medial gastrocnemius flaps and 15 anterolateral thigh (ALT) microsurgical free flaps. Patients requiring STR showed greater baseline complexity, with a higher number of previous surgical procedures (3.03 vs. 2.08;
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