Medical device-associated infections account for a large proportion of hospital-acquired
infections. A variety of opportunistic pathogens can cause implant infections, depending on …

Abstract Purpose of Review Although a two-stage exchange revision is reported to have a
high success rate, this strategy may fail as a treatment for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) …

Purpose To evaluate imaging characteristics obtained from magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) with metal artifact reduction (MAR) to differentiate between periprosthetic joint …

Background In orthopedics, the treatment of implant-associated infections represents a high
challenge. Especially, potent antibacterial effects at implant surfaces can only be achieved …

Background A major obstacle for the treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the
identification of the underlying causative organism. While the diagnostic criteria ruling PJI in …

The diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) currently relies on cultures,
which are time-consuming and often fail. Multiplex PCR assays promise reliable and prompt …

Mesh reinforcement is generally considered the standard of care in ventral hernia repair.
Infection is a common complication following ventral hernia repair. Infection extending to the …

Purpose Aim of this study was to verify the hypothesis that a one-stage exchange procedure,
performed with an antibiotic-loaded, fast-resorbable hydrogel coating, provides similar …

Objective To evaluate the usefulness of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay
as a complementary tool in the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections in the routine setting of …

Background Evaluation of infection persistence during the two-stage exchange of the hip is
challenging. Joint aspiration before reconstruction is supposed to rule out infection …