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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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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 Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) represents one of the most devastating complications in joint arthroplasty, with a prevalence of 1–2% after primary joint replacement and 4% after revision. 1 , 2 It is also the most common
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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 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 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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IAFF are adaptations of algorithms found in prosthetic infections management. It is important to notice that those two identities must be distinguished. While the ultimate goal in the treatment of infected total joint is the eradication of the infection
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best practices for obtaining adequate samples in the most frequent clinical scenarios: (a) native and prosthetic joint infections; (b) osteomyelitis and fracture-related infections; (c) spinal infections and; (d) diabetic foot infections. Although a
