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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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Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Editorial Comment [PDF]
Total joint arthroplasty has indeed come a long way. From the days when this surgery was only for elderly and mostly sedentary individuals, it is now offered to all ages and at times to extremely active patients. The widespread use of joint replacement is mostly due to its unparalleled success.
Javad, Parvizi, Craig J, Della Valle
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Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Our meta-analysis aimed to identify the individual-related risk factors that predispose patients to PJI following primary THA.
Xiaolei Ren +8 more
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A systematic review of the evidence for single stage and two stage revision of infected knee replacement [PDF]
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
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Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating condition and there is a lack of evidence to guide its management. We hypothesized that treatment success is independently associated with modifiable variables in surgical and antibiotic ...
Joshua S Davis +34 more
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Molecular diagnostics in periprosthetic joint infection. [PDF]
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a significant and costly challenge to the orthopedic community. The lack of a gold standard for diagnosis remains the biggest obstacle in the detection and subsequent treatment of PJI.
Adeli, Bahar +2 more
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Actinomyces neuii: An emerging pathogen in total hip arthroplasty-related infections
Actinomyces is a gram-positive bacterium that is part of the normal human flora. However, Actinomyces spp. are not among the microorganisms commonly cultured from periprosthetic joint infections.
Jingqiao Chen, Eryou Feng
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Periprosthetic infection diagnosis. Part 1: serology
Periprosthetic joint infection continues to be a challenging problem. The demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, and the burden of such infections is increasing even more rapidly, and they pose a great problem due to economic reasons and poor
A. P. Sereda +3 more
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True efficiency of arthrodesis in the treatment of periprosthetic knee infection [PDF]
Introduction The rate of complications after arthrodesis of the infected knee joint is 84 %, while the incidence of ankylosis failure varies from 17 % to 80 % thereby.
Nikolai M. Kliushin +3 more
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Brucella melitensis periprosthetic joint infection:
Brucellosis, caused by a facultative intracellular gram-negative coccobacillus, is one of the most common zoonotic infections worldwide. Very rarely, brucellosis can cause periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). In this case-based literature review, we summarize the current medical literature regarding Brucella PJI, with the aim to raise awareness among
Vandenberk, L. +6 more
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