Revision knee arthroplasty is increasing and in 2010 constituted 6% of knee replacements done in the UK according to the National Joint Registry1. Infection was the 2nd most common cause accounting for 23% of the revision burden1. Two-stage revisions are considered the gold standard with success rates from 80–100%2. Single-stage revisions are becoming increasingly popular at certain centers with reported benefits of reduced “down-time” for the patient and a decreased financial burden. The senior author (DSB) has been performing single-stage revisions for infections for over 10 years. We were interested in seeing the success rate for this method and possibly identify factors that would portend a poorer result.INTRODUCTION
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