Implant materials and prosthetic joint infection: the battle with the biofilm

DJ Davidson, D Spratt, AD Liddle - EFORT open reviews, 2019 - eor.bioscientifica.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Periprosthetic infection in joint replacement: diagnosis and treatment

C Otto-Lambertz, A Yagdiran, F Wallscheid… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The volume of joint replacement surgery has risen steadily in recent years,
because the population is aging and increasingly wishes to preserve a high functional status …

Risk factors associated with revision for prosthetic joint infection following knee replacement: an observational cohort study from England and Wales

E Lenguerrand, MR Whitehouse… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
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 …

Increased mortality after prosthetic joint infection in primary THA

PH Gundtoft, AB Pedersen, C Varnum… - … and Related Research®, 2017 - Springer
Background Revision for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has a major effect on patients' health
but it remains unclear if early PJI after primary THA is associated with a high mortality …

Estimating incidence rates of periprosthetic joint infection after hip and knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis using linked registry and administrative health data

X Jin, BG Luxan, M Hanly, NL Pratt… - The Bone & Joint …, 2022 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The aim of this study was to estimate the 90-day periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) rates
following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis (OA) …

Risk factors associated with revision for prosthetic joint infection after hip replacement: a prospective observational cohort study

E Lenguerrand, MR Whitehouse… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The risk of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is influenced by patient, surgical, and
health-care factors. Existing evidence is based on short-term follow-up. It does not …

Reduced revision risk for dual-mobility cup in total hip replacement due to hip fracture: a matched-pair analysis of 9,040 cases from the Nordic Arthroplasty Register …

A Jobory, J Kärrholm, S Overgaard, AB Pedersen… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The dual-mobility acetabular cup (DMC) has an additional bearing consisting
of a mobile polyethylene component between the prosthetic head and the outer metal shell …

Predictors of revision, prosthetic joint infection and mortality following total hip or total knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study …

RL Cordtz, K Zobbe, P Højgaard… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate predictors of 10-year risk of revision and 1-year risk of prosthetic
joint infection (PJI) and death following total hip/total knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) in (1) …

Revision for prosthetic joint infection following hip arthroplasty: Evidence from the National Joint Registry

E Lenguerrand, MR Whitehouse… - Bone & joint …, 2017 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Objectives We used the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the
Isle of Man (NJR) to investigate the risk of revision due to prosthetic joint infection (PJI) for …

A mobile app for postoperative wound care after arthroplasty: Ease of use and perceived usefulness

H Scheper, R Derogee, R Mahdad… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Early postoperative discharge after joint arthroplasty may lead to decreased
wound monitoring. A mobile woundcare app with an integrated algorithm to detect …