T84.5
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients who underwent one- or two-stage replacement knee arthroplasty for confirmed periprosthetic infection between 2013 and 2019 will be interviewed in a retrospective patient survey using
Sponsors
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Male or female patients aged = 18 years. - Performed one- or two-stage KTEP exchange surgery with preoperatively confirmed diagnosis of periprosthetic infection (Pro Implant Foundation criteria) - Performed single-stage KTEP exchange surgery with postoperatively confirmed KTEP infection according to the above criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient documentation or preoperative as well as perioperative diagnostics for correct classification of periprosthetic infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of this study is to initially investigate the reinfection rate after exchange surgery of a KTEP with a confirmed diagnosis of infection. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary objectives will be to investigate the revision rate, implant survival and, with sufficient patient numbers, patient satisfaction and subjective joint function by means of questionnaires. Furthermore, other demographic co-factors (age, BMI, etc.) will be investigated with regard to their influence on the re-infection rate. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactYvonne Noll
Orthopädische Klinik der Medizinichen Hochschule Hannover im Diakovere Annastift
Outcome results
None listed