Results 21 to 30 of about 32,612 (233)

Novel functionalized Ti6Al4V scaffold for preventing infection and promoting rapid osseointegration

Materials & Design, 2023
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, Hailun Xu, Qihao Chai, Ziyang Li, Zhentao Man, Wei Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Vitro Activity of Rifampin, Rifabutin, and Rifapentine against Enterococci and Streptococci from Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
After staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci are the most frequent causes of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). MICs and minimum biofilm bactericidal concentrations of rifampin, rifabutin, and rifapentine were determined for 67 enterococcal and ...
Mariana Albano, Melissa J. Karau, Kerryl E. Greenwood-Quaintance, Douglas R. Osmon, Caitlin P. Oravec, Daniel J. Berry, Matthew P. Abdel, Robin Patel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of current practices in periprosthetic joint infection debridement and revision arthroplasty

Arthroplasty, 2022
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, Joseph G. Lyons, Joshua Perrin, Andrew W. Froehle, Anil B. Krishnamurthy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiological Profi le of Periprosthetic Knee Infections in a Brazilian Unified Health System Hospital Specialized in Highly Complex Orthopedic Surgeries [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2023
Objective We studied the microbiological profile of periprosthetic knee infections treated in a Brazilian tertiary hospital. Methods The study included all patients undergoing revision surgery for total knee arthroplasty (RTKA) between November 2019 ...
Alan de Paula Mozella, Thales Nunes de Assunção, Hugo Alexandre de Araújo Barros Cobra, Sandra Tie Nishibe Minamoto, Rodrigo Salim, Ana Carolina Leal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunological markers of arthroplasty failure

Медицинская иммунология, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative Malnutrition and Metabolic Markers May Predict Periprosthetic Fractures in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2023
Background: Periprosthetic fractures are a devastating complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and are associated with significantly higher mortality rates in the postoperative period.
Brandon E. Lung, MD, Megan Donnelly, BS, Kylie Callan, BS, Maddison McLellan, BA, Arya Amirhekmat, MD, William C. McMaster, MD, David H. So, MD, Steven Yang, MD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combinational Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection and Fracture: A Two-Stage Revision with Long Femoral Stem Spacers [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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, Duong TB, Tu DT, Quyen NQT, Tan H, Hung TNK   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of periprosthetic environment microbiome in patients after total joint arthroplasty and its potential correlation with inflammation

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
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, Jun Fu, Niu Erlong, Rui LI, Chi Xu, Libo Hao, Jiying Chen, Wei Chai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simultaneous combined retroperitoneal and posterior hip approach for the treatment of iliopsoas abscess with extension to a metal-on-metal prosthetic hip joint

Arthroplasty Today, 2019
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, Paul J. King, MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a periprosthetic joint infection by Abiotrophia defectiva years after total knee arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2019
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, Matthew P. Siljander, MD, Michael Hubers, MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source