Background: Infection is a serious complication of prosthetic joint arthroplasty, associated
with high rates of morbidity resulting in further surgical intervention and prolonged inpatient …

Introduction: More than 140,000 joint replacements are carried out in England and Wales
per annum costing from£ 4000 to£ 7000 each (,). Implant costs are relatively fixed but there …

Introduction: Arthroplasty infection is both devastating for the individual and expensive for
the healthcare system. Many measures are taken during a patient's pathway to try and …

For one year (July 1999-July 2000), the rate of post-operative infection in patients
undergoing joint arthroplasty was recorded (including wound, chest UTI etc). Standard …

INTRODUCTION: More than 150,000 hip and knee joint replacements are carried out in the
United Kingdom yearly, and variations in length of stay [LOS] affects the overall costs of the …

Problem Deep infection after joint arthroplasty can be catastrophic, leading to further
surgery, loss of the prosthesis, disability, and risk of mortality. Twenty nine new cases of …

ASSOCIATED PELVIC RING FRACTURES IN LOW ENERGY PUBIC RAMUS FRACTURE
James Newman. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundatio Page 1 ASSOCIATED …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate deep infection rates following hip and knee
arthroplasty at a large referral hospital and to compare these rates with a smaller hospital …

Aims Infection following total hip or knee arthroplasty is a serious complication. We noted an
increase in post-operative infection in cases carried out in temporary operating theatres. We …

We have investigated whether the use of laminar-flow theatres and space suits reduced the
rate of revision for early deep infection after total hip (THR) and knee (TKR) replacement by …