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Periprosthetic Infection in Joint Replacement [PDF]
The volume of joint replacement surgery has risen steadily in recent years, because the population is aging and increasingly wishes to reserve a high functional status onward into old age. Infection is among the more common complications of joint replacement surgery, arising in 0.2% to 2% of patients, or as many as 9% in special situations such as the ...
Christina, Otto-Lambertz +4 more
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Periprosthetic knee infection: treatment options
Infection is one of the most catastrophic complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and represents the second most common cause of TKA failure. Treatment of a patient with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) could require often costly and prolonged hospital stays, weeks or months of antibiotic therapy, and multiple surgical procedures.
VASSO, MICHELE +5 more
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Abstract Purpose Personalized alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is gaining traction as a surgical philosophy. True personalization, however, must encompass not only the coronal plane but also the sagittal and axial planes. This study evaluates influence of the Tibial Slope (PTS) and combined flexion (CF) on outcomes in TKA performed using ...
Edoardo Franceschetti +9 more
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Two-stage revision hip arthroplasty in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection
Introduction. One of the rare complications following hip arthroplasty is periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Two-stage revision arthroplasty is the gold standard in the treatment of deep periprosthetic infection of large joints, providing high ...
I. A. Dmitrov +9 more
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The infected hip: A treatment algorithm [PDF]
The management of periprosthetic joint infection following total joint arthroplasty is presently a major challenge to orthopedic surgeons. Despite various treatment options available, the two-stage revision procedure is most often chosen in North ...
Bahar Adeli +19 more
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The Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Infection [PDF]
Periprosthetic infection (PJI) is the most serious joint replacement complication, occurring in 0.8-1.9% of knee arthroplasties and 0.3-1.7% of hip arthroplasties. A definition of PJI was proposed in the November 2011 issue of the journal Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.
del Arco, Alfonso +1 more
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Abstract Purpose Previous knee surgery is discussed as a risk factor for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), yet most reports do not distinguish between osteotomy and osteosynthesis. The German Operationen‐ und Prozedurenschlüssel (OPS)‐based classification was used to compare the impact of these procedures on implant survival, mortality and complications ...
Nele Wagener +4 more
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One-stage revision arthroplasty for management of periprosthetic hip infection [PDF]
Background One-stage revision arthroplasty has currently a limited use in treatment of a periprosthetic infection despite obvious economic benefits in comparison with two-stage revisions.
Artem M. Ermakov +4 more
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Cerclages after Femoral Osteotomy Are at Risk for Bacterial Colonization during Two-Stage Septic Total Hip Arthroplasty Revision [PDF]
Aims: In cases of a two-stage septic total hip arthroplasty (THA) exchange a femoral osteotomy with subsequent cerclage stabilization may be necessary to remove a well-fixed stem. This study aims to investigate the rate of bacterial colonization and risk
Janz, Viktor +3 more
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Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after arthroplasty, which is associated with pain, prolonged hospital stay, multiple surgeries, functional incapacitation, and even mortality. Using scientific and efficient management protocol including modern diagnosis and treatment of PJI and eradication of infection is possible in a ...
Cheng Li, Nora Renz, Andrej Trampuz
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