RESEARCH ARTICLE
One-Stage Revision Arthroplasty for Infected Hip Replacements
Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud*, 1, 2, Xavier Gallart 1, Alejandro Soriano 2, 3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 7
First Page: 184
Last Page: 189
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-7-184
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001307010184
Article History:
Received Date: 4/1/2013Revision Received Date: 7/1/2013
Acceptance Date: 21/4/2013
Electronic publication date: 14 /6/2013
Collection year: 2013

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Abstract
Infection remains a serious complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and is a leading cause of hip revision surgery. It is currently accepted that removal of the prosthesis is essential to curing an infection when facing chronic PJIs with prosthesis loosening. In order to avoid the disadvantages of a two-stage approach, some authors have proposed a one-stage hip revision for the treatment of hip prosthesis infection in selected patients using not only antibiotic-loaded cemented components but also cementless implant. In the case of a one-stage procedure, the patient is exposed to a single major procedure and therefore lower cumulative perioperative risk. A functional prosthesis replacement is completed without exposure to the complications associated with spacers. In addition, there are also benefits both financially and in terms of resource allocation.