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/or any sort of polyethylene liners. This was operationalized as follows: (i) lower overall revision and/or higher component survival rates, (ii) lower revision rates for infection, and (iii) improved patient-reported function and/or quality of life, at
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Introduction Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most feared complications of arthroplasty surgery due to its resistance to therapy with existing antibiotics. 1 It is a major cause of failure in arthroplasty, being the leading
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Introduction Being the third most common cause of revision surgery following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) constitutes one of the most undesired complications, with a prevalence of 0.3% to 2
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Joint Registry (NJR) data indicating 10-year revision rates of approximately 2% for a number of commonly used prostheses ( 6 ). Nonetheless, prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a devastating complication. Of all single- and first-stage revisions (of
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unknown. In fact, this ‘safety’ time interval between the two procedures is essential to minimize the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to possible contamination during the previous hip injections. The primary objectives of this literature
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The estimated mortality rate due to complications of bacterial arthritis is about 11%. Since bacterial sepsis can rapidly destroy the hip joint, prompt diagnosis and treatment are pivotal in management of the infection: 1 hospital admission for
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extraction. The primary outcome for the meta-analysis was the rate of revision surgery following THA. Secondary outcomes included the rate of dislocation, rate of deep tissue infection, mean operation time, length of hospital stay and Harris Hip Score (HSS
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head, osteoporosis, pathological fractures and infections, namely septic arthritis and osteomyelitis. 2 , 5 Bony deformities such as marrow hyperplasia, thinning of trabeculae and cortices, as well as sclerotic areas that obliterate the femoral
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statistics Region People living with HIV New infections in past year Middle East and North Africa 220,000 18,000 Asia and Pacific 5,200,000 280,000 Europe 2,000,000 159,420 • United Kingdom 120,000 6
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risks of infection and recurrence. The disease background Two types of central nervous system trauma may lead to the formation of NHO of the hip: traumatic brain injury (TBI) 5 , 6 and spinal cord injury (SCI). 7 Most often, they