Periprosthetic Joint Infection

According to published results, a novel monoblock, titanium fluted tapered stem yielded reliable fixation and excellent clinical outcomes for patients who underwent a variety of complex and revision total hip arthroplasties.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed replacing the patellar component in stage-one revision total knee arthroplasty may improve outcomes in patients with a periprosthetic joint infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

SAN FRANCISCO — Levels of intra-articular antibiotic concentrations fall dramatically for most bacteria at 24 hours following total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — The success rates of one-stage and two-stage treatment for periprosthetic joint infection may be similar, according to 1-year interim data presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here.

SAN FRANCISCO — In patients with periprosthetic joint infections of a total hip or total knee arthroplasty, the risk for ipsilateral PJI within 5 years of the index infection was low, according to results presented here.

Results showed a preoperative blood glucose level greater than 277 mg/dL in patients with diabetes and greater than 193 mg/dL in patients without diabetes was associated with an increased risk of infection after total hip arthroplasty.

According to published results, cemented total hip arthroplasty was associated with increased rates of infection, aseptic loosening and aseptic revision compared with cementless fixation for patients with osteoarthritis.

Initially recommended for use prior to dental procedures for patients with cardiac conditions to prevent infective endocarditis, the use of antibiotic prophylaxis has also increased to include a variety of patient populations.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In this video, Nicholas A. Bedard, MD, discusses results that showed patients with an infection in a single joint had a low risk for infection in an ipsilateral prosthetic joint at 5 years.