%0 Journal Article
%T Prosthesis retention after an infected hip prosthesis: hip fractures versus primary total hip prosthesis, data from 1998 - 2015
%A Jeroen Steens
%A Lieke M.A. de Vries
%A William C. Neve
%J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
%D 2018
%R 10.7150/jbji.23952
%X Background: A prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication and specifically a burden for patients after hip fracture surgery, as they are mostly frail elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Since treatment protocols are lacking there is a need to evaluate current practice.
%K prosthetic joint infection
%K primary hip prosthesis
%K hip fracture surgery
%K frail elderly
%K survival rate.
%U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0118.htm