Te-Feng Arthur Chou
Te-Feng Arthur Chou
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hsuan-Hsiao Ma
Hsuan-Hsiao Ma
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shang-Wen Tsai
Shang-Wen Tsai
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cheng-Fong Chen
Cheng-Fong Chen
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Po-Kuei Wu
Po-Kuei Wu
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wei-Ming Chen
Wei-Ming Chen
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Retrospective case series Dialysis 0/11 41.8 99.0 V V V Notes . Outcome measures: A, description of mortality rate; B, description of surgical site complication; C, description of periprosthetic joint infection. Dialysis
E Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
E Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain
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Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain
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Carlos A Encinas-Ullán
Carlos A Encinas-Ullán
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Juan S Ruiz-Pérez
Juan S Ruiz-Pérez
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Primitivo Gómez-Cardero
Primitivo Gómez-Cardero
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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procedure, bony spur excision, and loose body removal. The mean operative time was 47 min. There were eight neurological complications, three skin necrosis of the posterior thigh, two surgical instrument breaks, and one superficial wound infection. All
Andreas Fontalis
Andreas Fontalis
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, UK
Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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Eustathios Kenanidis
Eustathios Kenanidis
Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Aristotle University Medical School, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Katharine Bennett-Brown
Katharine Bennett-Brown
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea, London, UK
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Eleftherios Tsiridis
Eleftherios Tsiridis
Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Aristotle University Medical School, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Centre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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outcomes included early (surgical site infection, pneumonia, urine infection, delirium, pulmonary embolism) and late complications (infection rate, loosening, dislocation and periprosthetic fractures), the implant of choice, surgical approach, length of
Low-dose dexamethasone during arthroplasty
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Jessica T. Wegener
Jessica T. Wegener
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tim Kraal
Tim Kraal
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center and the Orthopedic Research Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Markus F. Stevens
Markus F. Stevens
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Markus W. Hollmann
Markus W. Hollmann
Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs
Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center and the Orthopedic Research Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Daniël Haverkamp
Daniël Haverkamp
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Slotervaart Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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-operative strategies in preventing surgical site infections (SSI) after arthroplasty have been taken. Currently, conflicting views among orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthesiologists raise doubts on the use of dexamethasone during joint arthroplasty surgery. For
Ting-Yu Tu
Ting-Yu Tu
Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Chun-Yu Chen
Chun-Yu Chen
Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Department of Occupational Therapy, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Department of Occupational Therapy, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Pei-Chin Lin
Pei-Chin Lin
Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chih-Yang Hsu
Chih-Yang Hsu
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Kai-Cheng Lin
Kai-Cheng Lin
Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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-analysis and systematic review was to analyze perioperative variables and clinical outcomes, such as surgery time, blood loss, length of hospital stays, Harris hip score (HHS), 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), complication rate, surgical site infection rate
Nicolas Bonnevialle
Nicolas Bonnevialle
Orthopaedic Department and Biomechanics Department, IMFT CNRS URM 5502, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Florence Dauzères
Florence Dauzères
Orthopaedic Department, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Julien Toulemonde
Julien Toulemonde
Orthopaedic Department, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Fanny Elia
Fanny Elia
Orthopaedic Department, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Jean-Michel Laffosse
Jean-Michel Laffosse
Orthopaedic Department, CRIOAC and Biomechanics Department, IMFT CNRS, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Pierre Mansat
Pierre Mansat
Orthopaedic Department and Biomechanics Department, IMFT CNRS URM 5502, Riquet Hospital, University Centre, Place Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France
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Relat Res 2014 ; 472 : 2809 - 2815 . 7 Smucny M , Menendez ME , Ring D , Feeley BT , Zhang AL . Inpatient surgical site infection after shoulder arthroplasty . J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015 ; 24 : 747
Ricardo Sousa
Ricardo Sousa
Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Porto Bone and Joint Infection Group (GRIP), Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and Grupo TrofaSaude, Portugal
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Porto Bone and Joint Infection Group (GRIP), Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and Grupo TrofaSaude, Portugal
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André Carvalho
André Carvalho
Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Ana Cláudia Santos
Ana Cláudia Santos
Porto Bone and Joint Infection Group (GRIP), Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and Grupo TrofaSaude, Portugal
Department of Microbiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Department of Microbiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Miguel Araújo Abreu
Miguel Araújo Abreu
Porto Bone and Joint Infection Group (GRIP), Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and Grupo TrofaSaude, Portugal
Department of Microbiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Department of Microbiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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performed as an adjunct to multiple tissue sampling. 32 , 45 Spinal infection There are mostly two different types of spinal infections, primary hematogenous infections and surgical site infections. There are substantial differences regarding
Michael de Buys
Michael de Buys
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Krisantha Moodley
Krisantha Moodley
Emergency Department, ER Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Josip Nenad Cakic
Josip Nenad Cakic
Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Life Fourways Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jurek R T Pietrzak
Jurek R T Pietrzak
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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an ageing population, so too does the incidence of complications. Definitions Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections occurring within 90 days of surgery involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue, in the region of the body
Petra Izakovicova
Petra Izakovicova
HELIOS Klinik Zerbst/Anhalt, Germany
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Olivier Borens
Olivier Borens
Service of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Andrej Trampuz
Andrej Trampuz
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Berlin, Germany
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appropriate treatment strategy to eradicate the infection. When missed or undertreated, PJI leads to persistence of infection and multiple surgical revisions causing poor function or disability, considerably impairing quality of life. 3 Various
Richard Peter Almeida
Richard Peter Almeida
Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lipalo Mokete
Lipalo Mokete
Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nkhodiseni Sikhauli
Nkhodiseni Sikhauli
Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Allan Roy Sekeitto
Allan Roy Sekeitto
Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jurek Pietrzak
Jurek Pietrzak
Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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surgical site infection. 22 Bacteria growth within a wound bed affects the various stages of wound healing, and can alter haemostasis, needed in the initial stage of wound healing. 9 Whether PWD is a cause or consequence of infection is debatable as it
