The two leading causes of failure for joint arthroplasty prostheses are aseptic loosening and
periprosthetic joint infection. With the number of primary and revision joint replacement …

Total hip arthroplasty is a cost-effective surgical procedure undertaken to relieve pain and
restore function to the arthritic hip joint. More than 1 million arthroplasties are done every …

Background: The volume of primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures has risen in
recent decades. However, recent procedure growth has not been at previously projected …

Background: Descriptive epidemiology of total joint replacement procedures is limited to
annual procedure volumes (incidence). The prevalence of the growing number of …

This study characterizes the patient and clinical factors influencing the economic burden of
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the United States. The 2001-2009 Nationwide Inpatient …

Background Despite the excellent outcomes associated with primary total hip arthroplasty
(THA), implant failure and revision continues to burden the healthcare system. THA failure …

Replacement surgery of hip joint consists of the substitution of the joint with an implant able
to recreate the articulation functionality. This article aims to review the current state of the art …

Nanotopography presents an effective physical approach for biomaterial cell manipulation
mediated through material-extracellular matrix interactions. The extracellular matrix that …

Background: Periprosthetic joint infection continues to potentially complicate an otherwise
successful joint replacement. The treatment of this infection often requires multiple surgical …

HYPOTHESIS: This study examined national trends and projections of procedure volumes
and prevalence rates for shoulder and elbow arthroplasty in the United States (US). This …