Background Two-stage exchange arthroplasty remains the most popular option for the
treatment of chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Determining infection eradication and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of culture-negative
periprosthetic joint infection (CN PJI) with those of culture-positive periprosthetic joint …

Identification of the causative organism (s) in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a
challenging task. The shortcomings of traditional cultures have been emphasized in recent …

Aims The aim of this study was to determine if a three-month course of microorganism-
directed oral antibiotics reduces the rate of failure due to further infection following two-stage …

George et al [1] studied 79 patients undergoing reimplantation and found that
Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria had a high specificity (96%) in predicting …

Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total knee arthroplasty is a growing
concern, as the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) expands annually. Although 2 …

Background Reimplantation microbiology and serum C-reactive protein have low diagnostic
accuracy in predicting recurrence in patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI) undergoing 2 …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of positive cultures during the
second stage of a two-stage revision arthroplasty and to analyse the association between …

The 2-stage exchange arthroplasty is the preferred method for treatment of chronic
periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). However, the single-stage exchange procedure has …

Introduction: Two-stage revision is the most frequently performed revision procedure of a
(suspected) periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The …