A rare case of invasive non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae spondylodiscitis and periprosthetic joint infection [PDF]
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
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Outcomes of total hip arthroplasty, as a salvage procedure, following failed internal fixation of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
AIMS: The optimal management of intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck in independently mobile patients remains open to debate. Successful fixation obviates the limitations of arthroplasty for this group of patients.
Archibeck MJ+21 more
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Management of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection [PDF]
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
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Combinational Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection and Fracture: A Two-Stage Revision with Long Femoral Stem Spacers [PDF]
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+5 more
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Background Periprosthetic infection develops in 0.5 to 5.0 % of cases after knee replacement, which is a social and economic problem. The most common causes of periprosthetic infection are methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (36 %), gram ...
Stanislav A. Linnik+11 more
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Diagnosis of Metal Hypersensitivity in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report [PDF]
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
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Outcome of bilateral periprosthetic hip infection management
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
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Intramedullary Nailing of Periarticular Fractures [PDF]
Plate fixation has historically been the preferred surgical treatment method for periarticular fractures of the lower extremity. This trend has stemmed from difficulties with fracture reduction and concerns of inadequate fixation with intramedullary ...
Gaski, Greg+3 more
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Periprosthetic joint infections
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
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Two-stage arthrodesis of the ankle joint in the treatment of periprosthetic infection [PDF]
Introduction The main reasons for arthroplasty of the ankle joint are osteoarthritis in the terminal stage (posttraumatic or idiopathic), purulent arthritis and oncology.
Nikolai M. Kliushin, Artem M. Ermakov
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