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Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Modern Total Ankle Arthroplasty: the Outcomes Are Still Dire

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Category: Ankle Arthritis; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Periprosthetic joint injection (PJI) remains an uncommon but devastating complication after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA).
Emily Teehan MS   +3 more
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Effect of a national infection control programme in Sweden on prosthetic joint infection incidence following primary total hip arthroplasty: a cohort study

open access: yesBMJ Open
Objectives Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication following total hip arthroplasty (THA) entailing increased mortality, decreased quality of life and high healthcare costs.The primary aim was to investigate whether the national ...
Ola Rolfson   +6 more
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Synovial fluid viscosity with synovial fluid cell count, valuable diagnostic marker of prosthetic joint infections

open access: yesScientific Reports
In the absence of standard criteria for prosthetic joint infections (PJI), several diagnostic modalities have been proposed mostly concentrating on novel biochemical markers. The physical chemistry markers received scarce attention.
Samo Roškar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significant alterations in peripheral lymphocyte subsets and immune-related protein profiles in patients with periprosthetic joint infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology
PurposeWhile local immune responses in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are increasingly studied, systemic immune alterations remain poorly characterized.
Zhuo Li   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revision for PJI after total hip replacement: more exploration is needed [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2018
Chao, Tu   +3 more
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The Ongoing Struggle to Find a Gold Standard for PJI Diagnosis

open access: yesReports
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of joint arthroplasty surgery that is difficult to both diagnose and treat. Misdiagnosing a prosthetic infection has terrible consequences for both the patient and healthcare system. No currently used diagnostic test fulfills the requirements to be considered a gold standard.
Emanuel-Cristian Sandu   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Laser Disinfection Acts as Biofilm‐Disrupter in Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Research
ABSTRACTInfections after joint arthroplasties represent a devastating and progressively escalating complication with increased morbidity and mortality. The eradication of biofilms from infected implants is still an unsolved challenge. The erbium‐doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Er:YAG) laser, which delivers high‐energy light for rapid tissue ablation ...
Lukas K. Kriechbaumer   +11 more
openaire   +1 more source

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