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The Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infections [PDF]
The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2016 Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) adversely affects patient quality of life and health status, and places a huge financial burden on the health care. The first step in combating this complication is prevention, which may include implementation of strategies during the preoperative, intraoperative, or ...
Küçükdurmaz, FATİH, PARVIZI, J
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Results of the Articular Spacer Application in Treatment of Knee Periprosthetic Infection [PDF]
Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2022 Background. Currently, on the general background the number of primary totak knee arthroplasties (TKA) increasing, so does the revisions. Among all the causes of revisions, periprosthetic joint infection occupies one of the leading positions.
Vyacheslav N. Mitrofanov +4 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2013 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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Periprosthetic Infection in Joint Replacement [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2017 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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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Joint arthroplasty is an option for end-stage septic arthritis due to joint infection after effective control of infection. However, complications such as osteolysis and aseptic loosening can arise afterwards due to wear and tear caused by high joint ...
Yu Xie +11 more
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Combined bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-ciprofloxacin in differentiation of hip and knee prosthesis aseptic loosening and infection: A preliminary study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Although the number of new primary implantation of hip and knee prostheses every year increases, the rate of failed arthroplasty is nearly the same.
Pucar Dragan +9 more
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Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection [PDF]
Hip & Pelvis, 2018 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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A Modified Technique for Artificial Fusion in Unreconstructable Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty Today, 2021 Knee arthrodesis is an acceptable treatment that leads to a stable joint with a lower rate of recurrence of infection in periprosthetic joint infections.
Mohammad Mahdi Sarzaeem, MD +5 more
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Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection.
The archives of bone and joint surgery, 2015 Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a calamitous complication with high morbidity and substantial cost. The reported incidence is low but it is probably underestimated due to the difficulty in diagnosis. PJI has challenged the orthopaedic community for several years and despite all the advances in this field, it is still a real concern with immense ...
Shahi, Alisina, Parvizi, Javad
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DOES TOPICAL USE OF GENTAMICIN REDUCE THE INFECTION RATE IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY? [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2019 Objective: To determine whether the topical use of gentamicin reduces periprosthetic joint infection rates in primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods: We retrospectively evaluated two cohorts of patients who underwent primary THA in a university ...
Caio Luiz de Toledo Oliveira +4 more
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