Articles | Volume 10, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-101-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-101-2025
Guidelines/recommendations/consensus paper
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01 Apr 2025
Guidelines/recommendations/consensus paper |  | 01 Apr 2025

Debridement, antimicrobial therapy, and implant retention (DAIR) as curative strategy for acute periprosthetic hip and knee infections: a position paper of the European Bone & Joint Infection Society (EBJIS)

Irene K. Sigmund, Tristan Ferry, Ricardo Sousa, Alex Soriano, Willem J. Metsemakers, Martin Clauss, Rihard Trebse, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker

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In this paper, we discuss the most relevant factors influencing the outcome and define indications, contraindications, and risk factors of a DAIR procedure based on the currently available literature. Furthermore, we discuss the surgical technique in combination with systemic antimicrobial therapy in patients undergoing a DAIR procedure.
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