A host of technical and operative improvements have seen the rates of infection associated
with joint replacement reach historic lows. However, the increasing number of operations …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) complicates∼ 1% of arthroplasties but accounts for
considerable morbidity. Both the timing and features of PJI can vary widely. Patients may …

Background and purpose The risk of revision due to infection after primary total hip
arthroplasty (THA) has been reported to be increasing in Norway. We investigated whether …

Infecting microorganism is a strong predictor of treatment success for periprosthetic joint
infection (PJI). The purpose of this study was to compare the infecting pathogens causing …

Background The evidence supporting rifampin combination therapy in prosthetic joint
infections (PJI) is limited due to the lack of controlled studies. The aim of this study is to …

Purpose: The study aims to analyze the demographics and microbiological profiles of hip
and knee prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and to compare the microbiological differences …

Objectives This study was undertaken to analyze prosthetic joint infection (PJI)-causing
microorganisms and compare their distribution patterns according to PJI classification …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication after total joint arthroplasty,
occurring in approximately 1%-2% of all cases. With growing populations and increasing …

Local, regional, and national registries have played an important role in the development of
hip and knee arthroplasty and the treatment of patients with various maladies of these joints …

Staphylococcus comprises up to two-thirds of all pathogens in orthopaedic implant infections
with two species respectively Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis …