A promising contribution to negative pressure wound therapy in treatment of prosthetic joint infection. Discussion based on case report

Vitaly O Tsvetkov; Alexey V Ivkov; Liana S Mikaelyan; Olga V Kolovanova

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103339

A promising contribution to negative pressure wound therapy in treatment of prosthetic joint infection. Discussion based on case report

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Feb 7:75:103339. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103339. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Vitaly O Tsvetkov^{1

2}, Alexey V Ivkov^{2

3}, Liana S Mikaelyan², Olga V Kolovanova^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
² V.V. Vinogradov Moscow Municipal Hospital, Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia.
³ N.I.Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia.

Abstract

Introduction and importance: Although a significant number of periprosthetic joint infection cases and well-proven algorithm of its cure are available, there still is a potential to make a more justified decision and thus improve treatment result.

Case presentation: This paper presents a case report of late simultaneous Prosthetic Joint Infection of both knees.Clinical discussion dedicates to the possible contribution of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection.

Conclusion: We conceive the role of NPWT in the treatment of PJI to be underestimated to date and should be assessed in controlled trial.

Keywords: Negative pressure wound therapy; Prosthetic joint infection; Prosthetic replacement; Prosthetic retention.

Publication types

Case Reports