Treatment of a Recurrent Periprosthetic Joint Infection with an Intramedullary Knee Arthrodesis System with Low-Amount Metallic Silver Coating

J Bone Jt Infect. 2019 Apr 20;4(3):111-114. doi: 10.7150/jbji.34484. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

We present a case of a recurrent periprosthetic knee infection treated with an intramedullary arthrodesis system coated with low amounts of metallic silver. After a follow-up of 26 months, the patient remained infection free and no silver-related complications were detected. Silver serum concentrations remained below the detection limit of 2 ppb.

Keywords: Staphylococcus; arthrodesis; knee; periprosthetic joint infection; silver.

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  • Case Reports