Two-stage exchange arthroplasty has long been the heavyweight champion in the fight against chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Orthopedic surgeons take out the hardware, wage antimicrobial war, reimplant with hope and then…you wait.
But for how long should you really be holding your breath?
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