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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
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Introduction Musculoskeletal infection is a leading cause of chronic pain and major disability. The incidence of musculoskeletal infection, including periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), is increasing in association with an ageing population
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Introduction Historically, cultures are considered as the gold standard in diagnosing any type of infection. However, cultures can be negative in many infectious diseases, including periprosthetic joint infections (PJI), in particular when a
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Introduction Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is responsible for 25% of failed total knee arthroplasties 1 and 15% of revision total hip arthroplasties. 2 PJI has a huge economic burden on the health care system, and there will
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where the surgery took place ( 3 ). Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) refers to a spectrum of all infective conditions related to TJA, ranging from superficial SSIs to deep infections involving the implanted prostheses ( 4 , 5 ). Many attempts have
Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital, Romania
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, editors. In: Management of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) . Amsterdam : Woodhead Publishing , 2017 : 41 – 68 . 24. Cirstoiu C Ene R Panti Z Ene P Cirstoiu M . Particularities of shoulder
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Introduction Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) has been identified as the second most common cause of revision after knee arthroplasty and the fourth commonest cause in hips, in the United Kingdom ( 1 ). This may be a major underestimation as
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Department of Orthopaedics, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Introduction Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating post-surgical complications for a patient undergoing a total joint arthroplasty (TJA). As one of the leading causes of joint replacement failure, PJI causes implant
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Introduction Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) remain a difficult and challenging complication of all joint arthroplasty surgery. The incidence of a PJI after a primary total hip replacement (THR) or knee replacement (TKR) is reported as
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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
