with a three-fold mortality rate at one year. The overall incidence of SSI following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is between 0.2% and 2.2% 2 and rates of deep or peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in THA and primary total knee
Sylvain Steinmetz, Anne-Laure Rougemont, and Robin Peter
synovectomy was associated on nine occasions with curettage and filling of bone lesions, but the nature of graft used is not specified. Therefore it’s difficult to assess the effectiveness of the different methods available. Total hip arthroplasty
Keith Tucker, Klaus-Peter Günther, Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, Jörg Lützner, Jan Philippe Kretzer, Rob G.H.H. Nelissen, Toni Lange, and Luigi Zagra
. Malcolm et al 4 reported that 30% of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and 37% of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, using regular off-the-shelf implants, are performed in groups of patients outside those approved by the United States Food and Drug
J R W Crutsen, M C Koper, J Jelsma, M Heymans, I C Heyligers, B Grimm, N M C Mathijssen, and M G M Schotanus
(MoM, CoC, metal-on-polyethylene (MoP) and ceramic-on-polyethylene (CoP)) and any type of hip arthroplasty design (hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA), short stem hip arthroplasty, and ‘conventional’ stemmed total hip arthroplasty, both uncemented and
Tommaso Bonanzinga, Matteo Carlo Ferrari, Piergiuseppe Tanzi, Filippo Vandenbulcke, Akos Zahar, and Maurilio Marcacci
Introduction Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) occur in 0.7% to 2.4% of patients and are responsible for 15% of failed total hip arthroplasties and 25% of revision total knee arthroplasties. 1 , 2 Almost any microorganism can cause PJI
Donald J. Davidson, David Spratt, and Alexander D. Liddle
of femur and avascular necrosis. 16 In total hip arthroplasty, the lateral approach appears to increase the risk of PJI whereas the use of ceramic heads at the bearing surface appears to reduce it. 16 Maybe counterintuitively, it appears
Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, Gaspar González-Morán, Enrique Gil Garay, and Luis Moraleda
relative risk is only 1.7 in the second grade. 22 A higher incidence of hip osteoarthritis (OA) and implantation of total hip arthroplasty in the parents and grandparents of patients diagnosed with DDH in comparison with the general population has also
David González-Martín, José Luis Pais-Brito, Sergio González-Casamayor, Ayron Guerra-Ferraz, Jorge Ojeda-Jiménez, and Mario Herrera-Pérez
Introduction Periprosthetic hip fracture (PPHF) is a potentially devastating complication following total hip arthroplasty (THA), with high first-year mortality (15–20%) when occurring in frail elderly patients ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). PPHFs are
Kwaku Baryeh, Jeewaka Mendis, and David H. Sochart
cement and palacos with gentamicin in total hip arthroplasty: an RSA study with two years follow-up . Hip Int 2014 ; 24 : 56 – 62 . 21. von Schewelov T Carlsson A Sanzén L Besjakov J . Continuous distal
Geke A. W. Denissen, Liza N. van Steenbergen, Wouter T. Lollinga, Nico J. J. Verdonschot, Berend W. Schreurs, and Rob G. H. H. Nelissen
total hip arthroplasties and 96% for primary knee arthroplasties, and a coverage of 100% of hospitals. 7 The LROI is a foundation managed by the LROI board which is supported by the LROI office and receives advice from the Scientific Advisory Board
