Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Prosthetic joint infections are a common health care complication following joint replacement surgery.

Joint replacement surgery is common for patients with arthritis or other joint injury and is usually successful in restoring function.

Joint aspiration in patients with periprosthetic joint infection may not influence the outcome of reimplantation, according to results presented at the EFORT Annual Congress.

Results showed a new femoral component antibiotic spacer for knee periprosthetic joint infection had similar infection control rates, increased knee range of motion and improved ambulatory status compared with contemporary counterparts.

Use of a leukocyte esterase strip test may be a reliable tool to diagnose persistence of infection during second-stage revision procedures for periprosthetic joint infection, according to results.

TAMPA, Fla. — Periprosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, antibiotics, irrigation and implant retention resulted in a three times higher failure rate than when these measures were used along with modular component exchange.

SAN DIEGO — A study presented here showed similar complication and reoperation rates, as well as Knee Society Scores, for knee fusion and above knee amputation in complex cases of knee periprosthetic joint infection.

Although extended oral antibiotic treatment may reduce the rate of recurrent prosthetic joint infection following two-stage exchange, it may also increase drug resistance to the antibiotic used, according to results.

Results of a study showed aspirin was linked with lower rates of early, deep prosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty vs. non-aspirin chemoprophylaxis, a presenter said.

Surgical gloves are a common source of contamination in revision total joint arthroplasty cases; therefore, surgeons should consider intraoperative glove changes and thorough irrigation, according to a speaker.