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Management of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection [PDF]

open access: yesHip & Pelvis, 2015
Total hip joint replacement offers dramatic improvement in the quality of life but periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most devastating complication of this procedure. The infection threatens the function of the joint, the preservation of the limb, and occasionally even the life of the patient due to long term hospitalization and high cost. For
Kumar Prashant   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Diagnosis of Metal Hypersensitivity in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions are considered infrequent complications in arthroplasty, but have been recognized to be associated with devastating morbidity and substantial decrease in quality of life of affected patients.
Geissler, Sven   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The role of the primary care physician in early diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

open access: yesPediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Influential literatures in periprosthetic infection following joint arthroplasty: A bibliometric review

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2021
The objective of this bibliometric literature review was to identify and analyze the most frequently cited manuscripts on the topic of periprosthetic joint infection.
Hayley Ennis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of invasive non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2021
A non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) was responsible for an invasive infection including bacteremia, spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess, and periprosthetic hip infection in a 79-year-old woman, triggered by a superinfected ethmo-orbital ...
K. Sermet   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the evidence for single stage and two stage revision of infected knee replacement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic infection about the knee is a devastating complication that may affect between 1% and 5% of knee replacement. With over 79 000 knee replacements being implanted each year in the UK, periprosthetic infection (PJI) is set to ...
A Beswick   +94 more
core   +1 more source

Synergistic Activity of Fosfomycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Gentamicin Against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Gram-negative (GN) rods cause about 10% periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and represent an increasing challenge due to emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
Di Luca, Mariagrazia   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Outcome of bilateral periprosthetic hip infection management

open access: yesГений oртопедии, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Periprosthetic joint infections

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2018
Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJI) are on of the most challenging and scaring complications in orthopaedic surgery. In this topic review we review all the news about the diagnosis and treatment after the 2018 consensus in order to refresh the current concepts.
Joan Ferràs-Tarragó, Jose Baeza-Oliete
openaire   +1 more source

Antibiotic Spacers in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Comparison of Stemmed and Stemless Implants. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Antibiotic spacers in shoulder periprosthetic joint infection deliver antibiotics locally and provide temporary stability. The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences between stemmed and stemless spacers. Methods: All spacers placed
Abboud, Joseph A.   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

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