There are essentially two main treatment strategies. One stage revision is advocated in most European centers whereas most North American reports advocate two stage revision of the infected hip. Other approaches are also reported.
Success here means eradication of infection and good function without loosening.
This approach is favoured by many though not all American authors. Some claim that there is lower risk of reinfection with this technique as the prosthesis is reimplanted in what should be a more sterile field . However the literature evidence for this is not substantial. The patient receives appropriate antibiotics in the interim period. However 14 of 46 hips were not reimplanted .