OrthoQB

Evidence library

The trials, meta-analyses and guidelines that shape orthopaedic diagnosis and management, each summarised in one screen: what it asked, what it found, and how it changed practice. Every citation is checked against PubMed.

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INFORMBMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2022
Clinical and cost effectiveness of single stage compared with two stage revision for hip prosthetic joint infection (INFORM): pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial.
There was no significant difference in WOMAC at 18 months; single-stage patients had better function early after surgery, and single-stage revision was less costly.
Randomised trialManagementPost-op care & complications