Kyle L McCormick, Winnie Xu, Nicholas F Cozzarelli, David Crawford, Eric J Wilson, Keith Berend, Kevin B Fricka, Jess H Lonner, Jeffrey A Geller
INTRODUCTION: This multi-center study sought to further investigate the method and outcome of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for the management of unicompartmental knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). METHODS: This retrospective study was performed on 52 patients who underwent DAIR for PJI of a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) across four academic medical centers, all performed by fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeons. Patient demographics, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, infecting organism, operative data, antibiotic data, and success in infection control at one year were collected...
March 26, 2024: Journal of Arthroplasty