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Aims Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most serious complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) but the characterization of the periprosthetic environment microbiome after TJA remains unknown.
Hao Li +7 more
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Iliopsoas abscess is an uncommon entity that has only rarely been associated with periprosthetic hip infection; to our knowledge, these are the first reported cases in patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip arthroplasty.
Andrea H. Stone, MSN, CRNP +1 more
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A 74-year-old male presented with acute right knee pain and inability to ambulate. The patient had a total knee arthroplasty, previously complicated by a periprosthetic femur fracture requiring surgical fixation and subsequent methicillin-resistant ...
Trevor R. Tooley, BS +2 more
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Combined bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-ciprofloxacin in differentiation of hip and knee prosthesis aseptic loosening and infection: A preliminary study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Although the number of new primary implantation of hip and knee prostheses every year increases, the rate of failed arthroplasty is nearly the same.
Pucar Dragan +9 more
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Background. Periprosthetic infection is a devastating complication that influences the duration of treatment and patients life quality. Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) is considered as least invasive surgery patients with stable ...
A. S. Tryapichnikov +3 more
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Fungal Periprosthetic Infection after Total Knee Arthroplasty (Case Report and Review)
The rate of periprosthetic infection (PJI) following primary total knee arthroplasty ranges from 0,5 to 6%, while after the revision arthroplasty PJI rate grows up to 13,6%.
S. A. Bozhkova +3 more
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Background Periprosthetic infection develops in 0.5 to 5.0 % of cases after knee replacement, which is a social and economic problem. The most common causes of periprosthetic infection are methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (36 %), gram ...
Stanislav A. Linnik +11 more
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DOES TOPICAL USE OF GENTAMICIN REDUCE THE INFECTION RATE IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY? [PDF]
Objective: To determine whether the topical use of gentamicin reduces periprosthetic joint infection rates in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated two cohorts of patients who underwent primary THA in a university ...
Caio Luiz de Toledo Oliveira +4 more
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Joint arthroplasty is an option for end-stage septic arthritis due to joint infection after effective control of infection. However, complications such as osteolysis and aseptic loosening can arise afterwards due to wear and tear caused by high joint ...
Yu Xie +11 more
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Two-stage arthrodesis of the ankle joint in the treatment of periprosthetic infection [PDF]
Introduction The main reasons for arthroplasty of the ankle joint are osteoarthritis in the terminal stage (posttraumatic or idiopathic), purulent arthritis and oncology.
Nikolai M. Kliushin, Artem M. Ermakov
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