Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Results presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed major improvements in most patient-reported outcomes at 10-year follow-up among young patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty.

Obesity, depression, morbid weight loss and iron deficiency anemia may be risk factors for surgical site and periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty for acetabular fractures, according to results.

Use of laminar air flow for OR ventilation is not associated with reduced incidence of periprosthetic joint infection following total hip and knee arthroplasties, according to recently presented results.

Direct anterior approach to total hip arthroplasty does not lead to an increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection, according to a study presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

When diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections, physicians should follow a stepwise model, using available resources within the practice or hospital, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts of Joint Replacement Spring Meeting.

The alpha-defensin lateral-flow test showed a high sensitivity and specificity in detecting periprosthetic joint infection prior to revision total joint arthroplasty, according to recent study results.

ORLANDO — Treatment with cefazolin may be safe in patients who report a penicillin allergy, may reduce the rate of infection and provide cost-savings in patients undergoing total joint replacement, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

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In patients with suspicion but no clear evidence of periprosthetic shoulder infection, published results showed diagnostic arthroscopy may be a useful diagnostic tool, offering high sensitivity and specificity.

NEW YORK — The alpha-defensin lateral flow test yielded excellent sensitivity and specificity for periprosthetic joint infection and had a similar diagnostic performance to the laboratory-based test for alpha defensin, according to results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Open Scientific Meeting.