Author/Editor		Pišot, Venčeslav; Bešič, Danijel; Levašič, Vesna
Title		Operativno zdravljenje okužb kolčnih protez v ortopedski bolnišnici Valdoltra od 1993 do 2003
Translated title		Surgical treatment of the infected total hip arthroplasty in the period from 1993 to 2003 in Valdoltra orthopedic hospital
Type		članek
Source		In: Poljak M, editor. Zbornik predavanj Okužbe vsadkov; 2004 okt 8-9; Valdoltra. Ljubljana: Slovensko zdravniško društvo,
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 79-86
Language		slo
Abstract		Background: Device-related infections need to be treated foolowing an accurately chosen surgical treatment plan. In most cases, the two-stage exchange plan is the treatment of choice. It has the efficacy of > 92% and the final functional status is good if compared to other surgical plans. Methods: Over a 10-year period, we retrospectively evaluated the outcome of surgical treatment for infected total hip arthroplasty (THA]. We established four different types af surgical plan: the removal of the prosthesis without reimplantation (Girdlestone], the revision operation without the removal of the prosthesis, one stage exchange and two-stage exchange plan: the fist operation included the remaval of the prosthesis and the reimplantation of the prosthesis after a certain period. Included were patients with infected THA, treated for the first time in the operating room for septic operatians from 11.1993 till 11.2003. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Descriptors		HIP PROSTHESIS PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS REOPERATION ANTIBIOTICS