Tài liệu Báo cáo y học: "Classification of hip joint infections"

Approximately 170,000 primary total hip arthroplasties are performed in Germany annually [10]. Despite numerous prophylactic measures infections still occur in 1-2 % of these cases, whereas this rate may increase after revision surgery [1]. This means that between 1000 and 2500 patients per year will become infected. Similar figures are reported in the United States [16]. Moreover, the overall infection rate is likely to increase as the life expectancy of the implants is increased and patients are followed up longer. Depending on the time of infection manifestation, presence of any hardware, virulence and antibiotic profile of the pathogen organism, and the general medical condition of the patient, several treatment options are available including both one and two stage procedures.