Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty with Debridement and Prosthesis Retention

Periprosthetic joint infection is one of the severe complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty. Once happened, it would bring great psychological burden and economic pressure on the patients. Current methods of treatment include one-stage revision, two-stage revision and debridement with prosthesis retention. In this paper, we discussed the indication, success rate and risk factors of debridement with prosthesis retention.