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Infection in prosthetic material [PDF]
, 2015 Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs when a wound created as part of a surgical procedure becomes infected. SSI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and occurs in approximately 5% of patients undergoing a surgical procedure. SSI may
Chetter, Ian, Smith, George
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GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2020 Objective: Periprosthetic infections (PPI) after total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA) are subdivided into early and late infections. Early PPIs are defined as the occurrence of infection within 6 weeks following the primary surgery.
Vees, Tilman, Hofmann, Gunther O.
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Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2007 In addition to an initial socket discomfort, ocular prosthesis (OP) installation may allow the adherence of fungi and/or bacteria due to the superficial characteristics of the prosthesis' material, use of inadequate cleansing solutions and methods, or ...
Regina Márcia Zuccolotto Felippe Paranhos +5 more
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Complications of Resection Arthroplasty in Two-Stage Revision for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection [PDF]
, 2019 Little data is available regarding complications associated with resection arthroplasty in the treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We assessed complications during and after two-stage revision using resection arthroplasty.
Perka, Carsten +5 more
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Enterococcal periprosthetic joint infection: clinical and microbiological findings from an 8-year retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Treatment of enterococcal periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is challenging due to non-standardized management strategies and lack of biofilm-active antibiotics. The optimal surgical and antimicrobial therapy are unknown.
Akgün, Doruk +4 more
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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]
, 2015 According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases
Avadhanam, Venkata +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2021 Objective The present prospective, randomized and controlled study was conducted with 286 patients submitted to primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of the addition of antibiotics to bone cement as a way to ...
Hugo Alexandre de Araujo Barros Cobra +4 more
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Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention in infected shoulder arthroplasty caused by Serratia marcescens: a case report [PDF]
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2022 Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating complications that can occur after shoulder arthroplasty. Although staged revision arthroplasty is the standard treatment in many cases, surgical intervention with debridement ...
Sungjoon Lim +3 more
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Potential Use of Poly- N -Acetyl-β-(1,6)-Glucosamine as an Antigen for Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Orthopedic-Prosthesis-Related Infections [PDF]
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2007 ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are microorganisms most frequently isolated from orthopedic-implant-associated infections. Their capacity to maintain these infections is thought to be related to their ability to form adherent biofilms. Poly- N -acetyl-β-(1,6)-
Irina, Sadovskaya +7 more
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500 penile prostheses implanted by a surgeon in Italy in the last 30 years [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to report our experience with patients affected by Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and undergoing penile prosthetic implantation (PPI) in a single center by a single surgeon.
Musy, Marco +3 more
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