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Lower synovial leucocyte count and polymorphonuclear percentage reliably differentiate periprosthetic joint infection after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 1310-1317, April 2026.
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to determine diagnostic thresholds for synovial fluid leucocyte count and polymorphonuclear (PMN) percentage to identify the diagnosis periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients with failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs).
Stefanie Donner   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Difficulty of diagnostic accuracy of periprosthetic joint infection: a retrospective analysis of revision surgery of total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in a tertiary hospital

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Diagnostic accuracy of periprosthetic joint infection still remains controversial and an unsolved problem with respect to clinical signs and laboratory measures.
Alexander Herbert Andres   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and Enablers in Home‐Based Staphylococcus aureus Decolonisation Among Orthopaedic Surgery Patients: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesNursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim This study examined the barriers and facilitators influencing patient adherence to home‐based Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation protocols in individuals undergoing arthroplasty. Design Phenomenological qualitative study. Methods Ethical approval was granted by the Territorial Ethics Committee Lombardia 6 on June 25, 2024 (Protocol No ...
Greta Ghizzardi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteriology swabs in primary total knee arthroplasty

open access: yesGMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2013
[english] Objective: An early detection of possible periprosthetic infection may lead to an earlier and potentially less invasive treatment of infected total knee arthroplasty TKA).
Haenle, Maximilian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sonication: A Valuable Technique for Diagnosis and Treatment of Periprosthetic Joint Infections

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2013
Background. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most severe complication, following joint arthroplasty. Identification of the causal microbial factor is of paramount importance for the successful treatment. Purpose.
D. S. Evangelopoulos   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome after total knee arthroplasty infection and placement of antibiotic spacer

open access: yesArthroplasty Today, 2019
Though 2-stage revision is considered the gold standard in North America for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection, complications can be associated with use of antibiotic-impregnated spacers.
Katharine D. Harper, MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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