A Comparison of Outcomes of Culture positive and Culture negative Acute Knee Prosthetic Joint Infection following Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR)

ConclusionDAIR with polyethylene exchange will give comparable results irrespective of the culture positivity. Symptom duration of more than 30  days for DAIR is significantly associated with DAIR failure. DAIR failures can be successfully managed with two-stage revision.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research