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Periprosthetic Joint Infection
New England Journal of Medicine, 2023Javad, Parvizi +2 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Treatment Options
Orthopedics, 2010Periprosthetic joint infection has become the most common cause of failure following total knee arthroplasty. Over the past 4 decades, treatment of this disease has evolved with technological innovations and pathogen profiling. The appropriate treatment selection is dependent on patient immune system quality, timing of symptom onset, and pathogen type.
Benjamin Zmistowski +2 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infection With Fungal Pathogens
The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2018Although there is abundant information about bacterial periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs), there is a notable paucity of information about fungal PJIs. The goals of this study are to describe the patient demographics, diagnostic findings, and treatment results of fungal PJIs after total joint arthroplasty.We identified 31 fungal PJIs (13 total hip ...
Timothy S. Brown +6 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infection: What is on the Horizon?
The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2012Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) will emerge as one of the most important issues for both orthopedic surgeons and researchers active in the field over the coming decades. Although the rate of PJI has not changed significantly over the past decade, the affected patients (hosts) being treated often present with more comorbidities than in the past ...
Erik N. Hansen +2 more
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Advances in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, 2013Identification of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is critical, as the treatment between infected and non-infected arthroplasties is fundamentally different and missing the diagnosis may lead to a delay in diagnosis and the potential for a decreased rate of treatment success.
H. John Cooper, Craig J. Della Valle
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Culture-Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2014➤ Negative results on culture still pose a real challenge in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection.➤ There are numerous reasons for the inability to isolate the infecting organism from the affected joint, the most important of which is the administration of antibiotics prior to obtaining culture samples.➤ For patients suspected of having a ...
Omer Faruk Erkocak +2 more
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Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
2017The management of periprosthetic joint infections is a challenging issue, needing a combined medical and surgical approach. The presence of antibiotic-tolerant biofilm-embedded bacteria will demand a sophisticated antimicrobial treatment, influenced by the surgical treatment chosen.
Jaime Lora-Tamayo, Oscar Murillo
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Microbiology of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
2013Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are expected to become more common in the future as total joint arthroplasties increase in frequency. PJIs are difficult to differentiate from mechanical failure. The diagnosis and treatment of PJIs is often dependent on the results of cultures obtained from the joint or periprosthetic space.
John Segreti, Farheen Tariq
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Dental Disease and Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2014➤ The number of patients with end-stage osteoarthritis is increasing, and treatment with hip and knee arthroplasty is expected to increase over the next several decades. ➤ Dental disease has long been anecdotally associated with increased periprosthetic joint infections, although case-control studies do not support this relationship.
Joel M. Hirsh +3 more
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Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
2013Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total joint replacement that leads to excess morbidity, mortality, and cost. This chapter has outlined effective prevention strategies that may be utilized in all phases of perioperative care.
Tad M. Mabry +2 more
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