Treatment of acute periprosthetic infections with prosthesis retention: Review of current concepts

Table 1 Characteristics of studies on debridement antibiotics and implant retention treatment with over 100 patients

Ref.	Type	Selection	n	Hip	Knee	Other	Success	Success rate	Mean fup (m)
Azzam et al[6]	Retrospective cohort	-	104	51	53	-	46	44%	68
Odum et al[17]	Retrospective cohort	-	150	53	97	-	46	31%	n.m.1
Byren et al[43]	Retrospective cohort	-	112	52	51	9	92	82%	27
Lora Tamayo et al[44]	Retrospective cohort	Staphylococcus aureus PJI	345	146	195	4	199	55%	n.m.
Cobo et al[46]	Prospective cohort	Early infections (< 30 d)	117	69	53	17	67	57%	24
Buller et al[47]	Retrospective cohort	-	309	62	247	-	160	52%	34
Koyonos et al[48]	Retrospective cohort	-	138	60	78	-	48	35%	54
El Helou et al[73]	Prospective cohort compared to 2 retrospective cohorts	Staphylococcal PJI	101	40	61	-	69	68%	12
Tornero et al[81]	Retrospective cohort	Staphylococcal PJI	106	39	67	-	81	76%	46

¹Minimum 2 yr, n.m.: Not mentioned; PJI: Periprosthetic joint infection.