Prosthetic joint infection following total hip replacement: results of one-stage versus two-stage exchange.

Purpose: Prosthetic hip joint infection remains a challenging socio-economic problem. Curative treatment is usually a one- or two-stage revision surgery, but neither of these options has yet emerged as the treatment of choice. The aim of this study was to evaluate which of these methods produced superior outcomes.

Survival analysis of 254 patients after manifestation of spinal metastases: evaluation of seven preoperative scoring systems.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: This study analyzed the predictive value of the scoring systems of Bauer, Bauer modified, Tokuhashi, Tokuhashi revised, Tomita, van der Linden, and Sioutos as well as the parameters included in these systems.

Summary Of Background Data: Metastases of the spinal column are a common manifestation of advanced cancer.