The world association against infection in orthopaedics and trauma (WAIOT) procedures for microbiological sampling and processing for periprosthetic joint infections …

L Drago, P Clerici, I Morelli, J Ashok… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
While implant-related infections continue to play a relevant role in failure of implantable
biomaterials in orthopaedic and trauma there is a lack of standardised microbiological …

Septic arthritis: an evidence-based review of diagnosis and image-guided aspiration

BY Chan, AM Crawford, PH Kobes… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this evidence-based review is to equip radiologists to discuss
and interpret findings obtained with various imaging modalities, guide patient selection for …

Definition of successful infection management and guidelines for reporting of outcomes after surgical treatment of periprosthetic joint infection: from the workgroup of …

YA Fillingham, CJ Della Valle, LI Suleiman… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) definition for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)
has helped to standardize PJI research by providing a consistent population among …

Hip and knee section, diagnosis, algorithm: proceedings of international consensus on orthopedic infections

MA Karim, J Andrawis, F Bengoa… - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
Question 1: Do you agree with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons algorithm
for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs)? Recommendation: Yes. However …

Hip and knee section, diagnosis, reimplantation: proceedings of international consensus on orthopedic infections

A Aalirezaie, TW Bauer, H Fayaz… - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
George et al [1] studied 79 patients undergoing reimplantation and found that
Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) criteria had a high specificity (96%) in predicting …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of infected arthroplasty

TS Pannu, JM Villa, CA Higuera - SICOT-J, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most dreadful complications after THA and
TKA. Though prevention is of utmost importance in PJI management, the last decade has …

Interval between two-stage exchanges: what is optimal and how do you know?

R Sousa, A Carvalho, D Soares, MA Abreu - Arthroplasty, 2023 - Springer
Background Two-stage exchange arthroplasty remains the most popular option for the
treatment of chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Determining infection eradication and …

Synovial fluid aspirates diluted with saline or blood reduce the sensitivity of traditional and contemporary synovial fluid biomarkers

C Deirmengian, S Feeley, GS Kazarian… - … and Related Research …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Recent criteria-based diagnostic tools to diagnose periprosthetic infection (PJI),
such as the International Consensus Meeting (ICM) definition of PJI, are heavily reliant on …

Plasma fibrinogen may predict persistent infection before reimplantation in two-stage exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic hip infection

C Xu, PF Qu, W Chai, R Li, JY Chen - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and …, 2019 - Springer
Background The diagnosis of persistent infection before reimplantation in two-stage
exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains challenging. Currently …

Synovial cell count before reimplantation can predict the outcome of patients with periprosthetic knee infections undergoing two-stage exchange

T Ascione, G Balato, M Mariconda… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Although synovial fluid can be used to diagnose periprosthetic joint infections
(PJI) effectively, only the cutoff values adopted at the time of PJI diagnosis have been …