Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

Osteomyelitis is a devastating disease caused by microbial infection of bone. While the
frequency of infection following elective orthopedic surgery is low, rates of reinfection are …

These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedists, and
other healthcare professionals who care for patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI). They …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most challenging and frequent complications
after lowerextremity joint (hip and knee) arthroplasty. However, there is no single accepted …

Orthopaedic implants are highly susceptible to infection. The aims of treatment of infection
associated with internal fixation devices are fracture consolidation and prevention of chronic …

Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Has the Era of th... : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research® Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Has the Era of the Biomarker Arrived …

Total joint arthroplasties are increasing in the total number of procedures performed yearly
given excellent functional improvement for the patient, and improvement in overall quality of …

Background: The search for a single standard reference test for determining periprosthetic
joint infection (PJI) through analysis of synovial fluid has yielded numerous biomarkers as …

Periprosthetic joint infection continues to frustrate the medical community. Although the
demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, the burden of such infections is increasing …

Consensus: Clinically, PJI may be present without meeting these criteria, specifically in the
case of less virulent organisms (eg Propionibacterium acnes). Synovial leukocyte esterase …