MIKROBE: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial of one-stage or two-stage surgery for prosthetic knee infection

MIKROBE: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial of one-stage or two-stage surgery for prosthetic knee infection

Abstract Background Total knee replacement surgery is common, with over 107,000 operations performed in the UK in 2019. After surgery, about 1% of patients develop a deep infection, known as a prosthetic joint infection. Two types of operations, one- or two-stage revision surgery, are routinely perf...

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Main Authors: Rohini Terry, Sarah Dean, Patrick Hourigan, Hugh Ben Waterson, Vikki Wylde, Natalie Carpenter, Bethany Whale, Roy J. Powell, Polly Tarrant, Antonieta Medina-Lara, Abtin Alvand, Andrew D. Toms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Total knee replacement
Prosthetic joint infection
Orthopaedic surgery
Feasibility
Equipoise
Recruitment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01634-4
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