Management of infected hip arthroplasty.

Abstract

1. Infected hip arthroplasties can be successfully managed with the appropriate surgical treatment and a long-term antimicrobial therapy. 2. The type of surgical treatment must be based on considerations of various prognostic indications such as the infective agent, the duration of the infection, the stability of the implant component, and the quality of the bone stock and the soft tissue. 3. The majority of infections in artificial hip joints occur by direct inoculation during surgery or by contamination of a local hematoma that arose after surgery.