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Epidemiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection
2017While the risk of prosthetic infection in patients undergoing joint arthroplasty is low, the high frequency of these procedures translates these low risks into a substantial burden of infection. Prosthetic joint infections are a devastating complication and are associated with major patient morbidity and healthcare and societal costs.
Benito, Natividad +5 more
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Prosthetic Joint Infections: an Update
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2018Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but serious complication that is frequently misdiagnosed. We aimed to highlight the nuances of PJI diagnosis and antimicrobial therapies and provide clarity in key areas of management.Current research in PJI centers on a potential role for diagnostic biomarkers, molecular techniques, and implant sonication to ...
C L, Abad, A, Haleem
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2020
Over one million hip and knee arthroplasties are performed every year in the United States, and that number is expected to increase as the population ages and patients are meeting the indication for a prosthetic joint at a younger age. The incidence of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) varies between 0.5% and 2.0% but can be higher if the patient has ...
Caitlin P. Oravec, Douglas R. Osmon
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Over one million hip and knee arthroplasties are performed every year in the United States, and that number is expected to increase as the population ages and patients are meeting the indication for a prosthetic joint at a younger age. The incidence of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) varies between 0.5% and 2.0% but can be higher if the patient has ...
Caitlin P. Oravec, Douglas R. Osmon
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Infection of Native and Prosthetic Joints
2008This chapter describes infections of native and prosthetic joints. Infections of native joints generally occur in patients with predisposing factors such as trauma, underlying arthritis, immunosuppressive therapy, diabetes mellitus, malignancies, intravenous drug abuse, and other infections.
Shahbaz Hasan, James W. Smith
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Anaerobic prosthetic joint infection
Anaerobe, 2015In an effort to improve mobility and alleviate pain from degenerative and connective tissue joint disease, an increasing number of individuals are undergoing prosthetic joint replacement in the United States. Joint replacement is a highly effective intervention, resulting in improved quality of life and increased independence [1].
Neel B, Shah +3 more
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Prosthetic joint infections in the elderly
Infection, 2015Recent age-projection showed that the number of elderly is expected to rise significantly over the next decades worldwide. Accordingly, the prevalence of chronic and degenerative diseases will increase, among them osteoarthritis, resulting in more and older patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty and thereby also being at risk for associated ...
De Angelis, G +4 more
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Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2012
AbstractSurgical site infections are an infrequent but devastating complication of surgeries involving placement of prosthetic joints. Management of prosthetic joint infections can be prolonged and complicated, requiring close collaboration between infectious disease and orthopedic specialists.
Rebekah W. Moehring +1 more
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AbstractSurgical site infections are an infrequent but devastating complication of surgeries involving placement of prosthetic joints. Management of prosthetic joint infections can be prolonged and complicated, requiring close collaboration between infectious disease and orthopedic specialists.
Rebekah W. Moehring +1 more
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Infection of prosthetic joints
Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2003Infection of prosthetic joints is one of the most devastating complications following replacement surgery. The size of the problem, the diagnostic puzzle, bacteriological findings and treatment modalities are highlighted.
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Second-site prosthetic joint infection in patients with multiple prosthetic joints
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2018Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are among the most serious complications in arthroplasty. A second-site PJI in patients with multiple prosthetic joints increases morbidity, with many requiring further revision procedures. We aimed to establish why some patients with multiple joints develop second-site infections.Our institution's arthroplasty ...
Kevin Clesham +4 more
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Prosthetic joint infections. A role for prophylaxis
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1991Infection remains the most serious and the most dreaded complication with a prosthetic joint; infection is responsible for a significant proportion of the cases of prosthetic loosening and failure (2-8). Improvements in surgical techniques and prosthetic design, the perioperative use of antibiotics, and the recognition of the high-risk patient (2-12 ...
W D, Blackburn, G S, Alarcón
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