With the aging of population and the rapid improvement of public health and medical level in
recent years, people have had an increasing demand for orthopedic implants. However …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is associated with poor clinical outcomes and is expensive to
treat. Although uncommon overall (affecting between 0.5% and 2.2% of cases), PJI is one of …

Biofilm-related implant infections (BRII) are a disastrous complication of both elective and
trauma orthopaedic surgery and occur when an implant becomes colonised by bacteria. The …

Aims The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of C-reactive
protein (CRP)-negative prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and evaluate the influence of the type …

This study assessed the application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in
pathogen detection of periprosthetic joint infections. A total of 95 cases who previously had …

Background Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) caused by pathogens, for which no biofilm-
active antibiotics are available, are often referred to as difficult-to-treat (DTT). However, it is …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a common complication after total joint arthroplasty
leading to severe morbidity and mortality. With an aging population and increasing …

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 …

This study was designed to evaluate the impact of methicillin resistance on the outcomes
among patients with S. aureus osteomyelitis. We reviewed all extremity osteomyelitis …

Background Two-stage exchange arthroplasty is still the preferred treatment choice for
chronic PJI. However, the results remain unpredictable. We analyzed the treatment success …