The oral cavity is exposed to the external environment and from a very young age is
colonized by infectious agents. Under certain circumstances including poor oral hygiene, dry …

Background As the incidence of primary total joint arthroplasty rises in the United States, it is
important to investigate how this will impact rates of revision arthroplasty. The purpose of this …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of knee replacement surgery.
Recent evidence has shown that the burden of disease is increasing as more and more …

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 …

Background Whether prolonged operative time is an independent risk factor for subsequent
surgical site infection (SSI) and periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total joint …

The Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) definition for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)
has helped to standardize PJI research by providing a consistent population among …

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

Background: There is a constant increase of joint arthroplasties to improve the quality of life
of an ever-aging population. Although prosthetic-joint infections are rare, with an incidence …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a frequently and increasingly performed
surgery in the treatment of disabling knee osteoarthritis. The rising number of procedures …

Background: Despite several synovial fluid biomarkers for the diagnosis of periprosthetic
joint infection (PJI) having been investigated, point-of-care (POC) tests using these …