Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after arthroplasty, which is
associated with pain, prolonged hospital stay, multiple surgeries, functional incapacitation …

Background: Existing evidence regarding the value of preoperative education and/or
exercise (prehabilitation) for patients undergoing total joint replacement is conflicting. The …

Abstract Background Primary THA (THA) is a successful procedure for end-stage hip
osteoarthritis. In the setting of a failed THA, revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) acts as a …

Immune response and new tissue formation are important aspects of tissue repair. However,
only a single aspect is generally considered in previous biomedical interventions, and the …

Abstract Background Revision THA and TKA are growing and important clinical and
economic challenges. Healthcare systems tend to combine revision joint replacement …

Background Infection remains a leading cause of failure of hip and knee replacements.
Infection burden is the ratio of implants revised for infection to the total number of …

Stress shielding secondary to bone resorption is one of the main causes of aseptic
loosening, which limits the lifespan of hip prostheses and exacerbates revision surgery …

Background: Understanding the causes of failure and the types of revision total hip
arthroplasty performed is essential for guiding research, implant design, clinical decision …

Abstract Treatment of large bone defects represents a great challenge in orthopedic and
craniomaxillofacial surgery. Although there are several methods for bone reconstruction …

Background The lack of agreement regarding what constitutes successful treatment for
periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) makes it difficult to compare the different strategies of …