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Table 1 Performance of the one-stage exchange in the hip and knee; conditions for the implementation of the procedure

From: Evaluation of the standard procedure for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in Germany - results of a survey within the EndoCert initiative

 

hip (%)

knee (%)

n

carried out

not carried out

n

carried out

not carried out

EPZ total

495

48,7

51,3

485

44,0

56,0

EPZ

357

45,1

54,9

349

39,5

60,5

EPZmax

138

58, 0

42,0

136

55,1

44,9

Implementation

 early infection

76,8

73,7

 tissue damage

31,1

30,0

 patient’s age

31,1

29,6

 germ spectrum

29,0

30,0

 others

24,1

26,8