Background The use of implanted medical devices is associated with a small but clinically
important risk of foreign body infection. A key question is: why do some patients develop …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a common complication of the knee and hip arthroplasty and
represents a huge challenge for physicians. PJI raises serious social, economic and clinical …

Background Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication of knee replacement. The
risk of developing a prosthetic joint infection is affected by patient, surgical, and health-care …

Aims Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication that is associated with
high morbidity and costs. The aim of this study was to prepare a systematic review to …

Successes using enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for total hip arthroplasty
(THA) are increasingly being reported. As in other surgical subspecialties, ERAS for THA …

Current surgical treatments and material applications are not ideal for the treatment of
orthopedic clinical injuries, such as large bone defects, cartilage defects, and vascular …

Background Surgical and host factors predispose patients to periprosthetic joint infection
(PJI) after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). While …

Several risk assessment scores have been developed to assist with selection of patients for
same-day discharge total joint arthroplasty to minimize risk of adverse events or …

The development of biomedical applications is a transdisciplinary field that in recent years
has involved researchers from chemistry, pharmacy, medicine, biology, biophysics, and …

While implant-related infections continue to play a relevant role in failure of implantable
biomaterials in orthopaedic and trauma there is a lack of standardised microbiological …