Functional outcomes of acutely infected knee arthroplasty: a comparison of different surgical treatment options

BACKGROUND: An infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can be treated with irrigation and débridement with polyethylene exchange (IDPE) or a 2-staged revision (2SR). Although research has examined infection eradication rates of both treatments, patient outcomes have not been reported. We examined patient-reported outcomes following treatment compared with matched, noninfected controls. METHODS: We retrospectively identified patients with …