Combinational Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection and Fracture: A Two-Stage Revision with Long Femoral Stem Spacers [PDF]
Introduction: Periprosthetic joint infection combined with periprosthetic fracture rarely occurs simultaneously. Once all components of the periprosthetic joint infection were removed, antibiotic spacers were placed.
Duong TV +5 more
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Outcome of bilateral periprosthetic hip infection management [PDF]
Introduction Infection is a devastating complication after joint arthroplasty. In most cases of purulent infection, surgeons are forced to perform revision of the artificial joint.
Nikolai M. Kliushin +5 more
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The role of the primary care physician in early diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection [PDF]
Hip and knee replacement is a common procedure in the treatment of advanced arthropathy. It relieves pain and restores joint function. That is why the number of arthroplasties is continuously increasing.
Jerzy Białecki +3 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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A review of current practices in periprosthetic joint infection debridement and revision arthroplasty [PDF]
Background Periprosthetic joint infection remains a significant challenge for arthroplasty surgeons globally. Over the last few decades, there has been much advancement in terms of treatment and diagnosis, however, the fight rages on.
Humza M. Mian +4 more
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Identification of periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty
Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is accepted as one of the most successful surgical procedures in orthopaedic surgery, periprosthetic joint infection after THA continues to be one of the most devastating complications. However, accurate preoperative
Kyung-Jae Lee, Stuart B. Goodman
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Infection after knee replacement: a qualitative study of impact of periprosthetic knee infection [PDF]
Background Approximately 340,000 knee replacements are performed each year in the USA and UK. Around 1% of patients who have had knee replacement develop deep infection around the prosthesis: periprosthetic knee infection.
Charlotte M Mallon +2 more
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Novel functionalized Ti6Al4V scaffold for preventing infection and promoting rapid osseointegration
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the most common and radical treatment for end-stage hip disease. Prosthesis loosening and periprosthetic infection are the most serious complications after THA, which may lead to prosthetic dysfunction.
Xianxing Xu +5 more
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Immunological markers of arthroplasty failure
Periprosthetic joint infection still remains a clinical challenge since accurate definition of this condition and reliable laboratory markers have not been established yet.
O. V. Moskalets
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Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Implantation of joint prostheses is becoming increasingly common, especially for the hip and knee. Infection is considered to be the most devastating of prosthesis-related complications, leading to prolonged hospitalization, repeated surgical intervention, and even definitive loss of the implant. The main risk factors to periprosthetic joint infections
Ana Lucia L. Lima +5 more
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