Partial Single Stage Exchange Arthroplasty With Retention of a Well Fixed Cemented Femoral Stem for the Treatment of Culture Negative Infection in a Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty: A Case Report
Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the second most common cause for revision following hip hemiarthroplasty (HHA) resulting in a mortality rate of 5.6%.The treatment of PJI is both challenging and controversial, without general consensus on best practice.In an attempt to avoid surgery, patients are commonly prescribed antibiotics, redu