Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Intraosseous delivery of vancomycin after tourniquet inflation is safe and effective for reducing periprosthetic joint infection after primary total knee arthroplasty, according to published results.

Orthopedic surgeons should be familiar with functional outcomes, reported complications and effectiveness of different antibiotics used with articulating spacers implanted to help eradicate joint infection in patients, a presenter said.

Due to low serum album levels in patients who undergo two-stage exchange for infected total joint replacement, a researcher recommended routinely testing the preoperative albumin level of patients indicated for this procedure.

Published results showed blood microbial cell-free DNA sequencing may accurately identify pathogens and be used to monitor infection clearance during the treatment period among patients with periprosthetic joint infections.

Published results show that compared with patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, patients who undergo the procedure for native knee septic arthritis have a 6.1-fold increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection.

WAILEA, Hawaii — To avoid the difficulty of treating infected total joint replacements, a speaker said orthopedic surgeons would be wise to use dilute betadine lavage intraoperatively as an “ounce of prevention.”

Compared with total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty yielded shorter hospital stays, more day-of discharges, fewer periprosthetic joint infections and fewer reoperations, according to published results.

Eliminating periprosthetic joint infection as a disease process is a “dream,” a presenter at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting said, noting the orthopedic community will produce novel innovations that can improve patient care.

High-risk patients who received extended antibiotics after total joint arthroplasty experienced a significant reduction in risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to published and recently presented results.

High risk patients who received extended antibiotics after total joint arthroplasty experienced a significant reduction in risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to published and recently presented results.