2 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The purpose of this study is to monitor the renal function of patients who have an antibiotic laden spacer in place to treat an infected hip or knee arthroplasty.
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the re-infection rates in patients undergoing 2-stage revision arthroplasty who receive additional oral antibiotic therapy to those patients who received in-hospital perioperative antibiotic only. Patients will be monitored for re-infection following hospital discharge, defined as deep infection of the joint space/capsule that requires return to the operating room within 24-months of the re-implantation procedure.