[PDF][PDF] Decreasing the incidence of surgical-site infections after total joint arthroplasty

JB Mistry, A Naqvi, M Chughtai, C Gwam… - Am J Orthop (Belle …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Surgical-site infection (SSI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) continues to pose a challenge
and place a substantial burden on patients, surgeons, and the healthcare system. Given the …

Comparison of 3 routes of administration of tranexamic acid on primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled study

X Yuan, B Li, Q Wang, X Zhang - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The mode of administration for tranexamic acid (TXA) to significantly reduce the
decrease in hemoglobin (Hb), number of transfusions, relevant costs, and side effects in …

[HTML][HTML] The perioperative use of synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

G Fleury, S Mania, D Hannouche, C Gabay - Swiss medical weekly, 2017 - smw.ch
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have become essential treatments in the
management of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Their use has resulted in a …

[HTML][HTML] Patient and surgical factors affecting procedure duration and revision risk due to deep infection in primary total knee arthroplasty

M Badawy, B Espehaug, AM Fenstad… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to assess which patient and procedure factors
affected both the risk of infection as well as procedure duration. Additionally, to assess if …

[HTML][HTML] Prosthetic joint infection development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm

HML Mühlhofer, F Pohlig, KG Kanz, U Lenze… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Increasing rates of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) have presented challenges for
general practitioners, orthopedic surgeons and the health care system in the recent years …

Medical comorbidities and perioperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion are risk factors for surgical site infection after shoulder arthroplasty

JS Everhart, JY Bishop, JD Barlow - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Multiple perioperative factors have been implicated in infection risk after
shoulder arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to determine surgical site infection (SSI) …

[HTML][HTML] Open subpectoral biceps tenodesis in patients over 65 does not result in an increased rate of complications

A Voss, S Cerciello, J DiVenere, O Solovyova… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Background Long head biceps tendon pathology is a common cause of anterior shoulder
pain and is often associated with other shoulder conditions, such as rotator cuff tears and …

Selection of a surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty according to the depth to the surgical site

T Ohmori, T Kabata, T Maeda, Y Kajino… - Hip …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The surgical depths of approaches for total hip arthroplasty (THA) have not
been reported previously. In this study, we investigate the relationships between the …

[HTML][HTML] 人工膝关节置换术后切口愈合不良的影响因素分析

何洁, 张玉梅, 宋彩萍, 朱京慈 - 2017 - aammt.tmmu.edu.cn
目的观察人工膝关节置换术(total knee arthroplasty, TKA) 后切口愈合情况,
探讨影响切口愈合的因素. 方法回顾性分析第三军医大学新桥医院2014 年246 例初次接受TKA …

[HTML][HTML] Recomendaciones para la prevención de infecciones asociadas a artoplastia electiva en adultos

JC Chuluyán, A Vila, AL Chattás… - MEDICINA (Buenos …, 2017 - SciELO Argentina
Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico que complican las cirugías ortopédicas con implante
prolongan la estadía hospitalaria y aumentan tanto el riesgo de readmisión como el costo …