Treatment of a recurrent periprosthetic joint infection with an intramedullary knee arthrodesis system with low-amount metallic silver coating

Abstract

We present a case of a recurrent periprosthetic knee infection treated with an intramedullary arthrodesis system coated with low amounts of metallic silver. After a follow-up of 26 months, the patient remained infection free and no silver-related complications were detected. Silver serum concentrations remained below the detection limit of 2 ppb.