Priority 17 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes when a knee replacement has been infected? (JLA PSP Priority 17)
Overall ranking	17
JLA question ID	0093/17
Explanatory note	For those whose knee replacement becomes infected - what level of function and symptoms might be expected in the short, medium and long term?
Evidence	None identified
Health Research Classification System category	Musculoskeletal

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	How does having an infection in the knee to be replaced affect the knee? Does this affect the outcome of surgery? ~ How does having an infection in the knee to be replaced affect the knee? Does this affect the outcome of surgery? ~ What are the consequences of infection to a primary knee replacement (relative outcome, additional morbidity)? Do these vary by the type of treatment undertaken for the infection?
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Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

How does having an infection in the knee to be replaced affect the knee? Does this affect the outcome of surgery? ~ How does having an infection in the knee to be replaced affect the knee? Does this affect the outcome of surgery? ~ What are the consequences of infection to a primary knee replacement (relative outcome, additional morbidity)? Do these vary by the type of treatment undertaken for the infection?

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See data spreadsheet on JLA website

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0093
PSP name	Revision Knee Replacement
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	32 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	21 May 2019