Clinical Outcomes of 1.5-Stage Arthroplasty for Native Joint Septic Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Matthias Wittauer, Conor Farrell, Nikhil Sabharwal, Laurens Manning, Benjamin Clark, Piers J. Yates, Christopher W. Jones · 2026
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Description
A septic native joint that cannot be saved needs the joint removed and replaced, and the classic route takes two staged operations with a spacer between. Matthias Wittauer and six co-authors report a shorter route in a 2026 study: the 1.5-stage arthroplasty, tried for hip and knee infections between 2015 and 2024.
The study followed 45 patients for a year after surgery. The revision rate at one year was 26.7 percent, though only two revisions, 6.7 percent, were for surgical complications. About a quarter of patients moved on to a planned second stage within the year, mostly to improve function rather than to fix failure. The middle hospital stay was 13.5 days. The authors weigh the approach against the longer staged route, noting fewer operations as the draw.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Matthias Wittauer, Conor Farrell, Nikhil Sabharwal, Laurens Manning, Benjamin Clark, Piers J. Yates, Christopher W. Jones |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |