Clinical outcomes of DAA and related techniques in hip arthroplasty

A Driesman, CC Yang - Arthroplasty, 2023 - Springer
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been one of the most successful surgical interventions in
recent memory and is nicknamed by some the “Surgery of the Century”. Over the past …

No difference in the rate of periprosthetic joint infection in patients undergoing the posterolateral compared to the direct anterior approach

BP Chalmers, S Puri, A Watkins, AD Cororaton… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There remains inconsistent data about the association of surgical approach and
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We sought to evaluate the risk of reoperation for …

Shoulder periprosthetic joint infection is associated with increased mortality

RE Chen, AK Vaughan, RM Cox, S Alfonsi… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are a catastrophic complication after
shoulder arthroplasty and may be associated with an increased mortality risk, as seen in hip …

The Impact of Surgical Approach on 90-Day Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Replacement—A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

GC Wernecke, XZ Jin, JL Lin, IA Harris - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total hip
arthroplasty (THA). This study aimed to determine if the anterior approach (AP) influenced …

Anterior-based approaches to total hip arthroplasty: beyond the learning curve

TL Kahn, JJ Frandsen, BE Blackburn… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Anterior-based approaches for total hip arthroplasty (THA) have gained
popularity over the last decade. At our institution, anterior-based approaches are …

[HTML][HTML] Increased rate of early periprosthetic joint infection in total hip arthroplasty with the use of alternatives to cefazolin despite additional gram-negative coverage

D Ortiz III, GM Teo, K Lygrisse, VK Aggarwal, WJ Long - Arthroplasty today, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains one of the most devastating
complications following total joint arthroplasty. Appropriate prophylactic antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Incision Closure for Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Is There a Difference in the Rate of Superficial Wound Complications With Suture Versus Staples?

AC Hlas, MC Marinier, AS Ogunsola, JM Elkins - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty (DA-THA) has increased in popularity over
recent decades. However, DA-THA has been reported to have a higher incidence of …