[PDF][PDF] Surgical site infections after total knee arthroplasty-an audit from 'catch up arthroplasty'weeks at Helen Joseph Hospital

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Introduction: There is a paucity of literature on lower limb arthroplasty from local South
African and Sub-Saharan African populations. South African State hospitals have …

The effect of care bundle development on surgical site infection after hemiarthroplasty: an 8-year review

B Johnson, I Starks, G Bancroft… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Proximal femoral fracture is the most common reason for emergency
orthopedic admission in the United Kingdom with an annual cost of£ 1.7 billion to the …

General assembly, prevention, hospital environment: proceedings of international consensus on orthopedic infections

CL Barnes, AM Cooper, J Luque… - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
Previous studies from various surgical disciplines have demonstrated an increased risk of
surgical site infection (SSI) secondary to prolonged preoperative hospitalization [1e7]. These …

The fate of spacers in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection

MM Gomez, TL Tan, J Manrique, GK Deirmengian… - JBJS, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Two-stage exchange arthroplasty remains the preferred method to treat
periprosthetic joint infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical course of …

Supports used for positioning of patients in hip arthroplasty: is there an infection risk?

R Ahmad, J Tham, SGA Naqvi… - The Annals of The …, 2011 - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
INTRODUCTION Infection after joint arthroplasty is a disastrous complication. Implants used
in hip arthroplasty increase the risk of infection from organisms of low pathogenicity …

Dual surgical setup may improve infection control rate of debridement and implant retention procedures for periprosthetic infections of the hip and knee

A Katakam, CM Melnic, HS Bedair - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) is an appealing
treatment option for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to its low cost and low morbidity …

[HTML][HTML] Operating room traffic in total joint arthroplasty: one simple measure toward solving a complex problem

NS Osborn, CL Hoehmann, R McCormack… - JBJS Open …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Periprosthetic joint infection remains a devastating complication of total joint
arthroplasty (TJA). The literature suggests that unnecessary operating room (OR) traffic …

A permanent articulating spacer versus two-stage exchange for chronic periprosthetic joint infection: a propensity score-matched study

ES Belay, CM Wixted, BI Kim, SS Wellman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Although 2-stage revision has been proposed as gold standard for
periprosthetic joint infection treatment, limited evidence exists for the role of articulating …

[引用][C] Comparison of patients treated with or without a spacer in two stage revision hip arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection

D Marczak, M Synder, M Sibiński, M Waśko… - Journal of …, 2016 - journalofinfection.com
There is no financial support, grants, financial interests or consultancy that could lead to a
conflict of interest. All authors state that they have read and approved the manuscript. The …

[HTML][HTML] Cost analysis of debridement and retention for management of prosthetic joint infection

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, D Liew… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Prosthetic joint infection remains one of the most devastating complications of arthroplasty.
Debridement and retention of the prosthesis is an attractive management option in carefully …