Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

Purpose The best method for treating chronic periprosthetic knee infection remains
controversial. Randomized, comparative studies on treatment modalities are lacking. This …

Background Revision surgery for failed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to pose a
substantial burden for the United States healthcare system. The predominant etiology of TKA …

Abstract Background Revision THA and TKA are growing and important clinical and
economic challenges. Healthcare systems tend to combine revision joint replacement …

Understanding the cause of failure and type of revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
procedures performed in the United States is essential in guiding research, implant design …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) represents substantial clinical and economic burdens. This
study evaluated patient and procedure characteristics and resource utilization associated …

Six thousand four hundred eighty-nine knee replacements were done in 6120 patients at the
authors' institution between 1993 and 1999. Operations were done in a theater with vertical …

Abstract Background In North America, a two-stage exchange arthroplasty remains the
preferred surgical treatment for chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Currently, there …

Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) occur in∼ 1.5%–2.5% of all primary hip or knee
arthroplasties. The mortality rate attributed to PJIs may be as high as 2.5%. Substantial …

Background: The clinical presentation of an infection at the site of a total knee arthroplasty
can be used as a guide to treatment, including the decision as to whether the prosthesis …