Purpose Emerging data suggest that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
extrapulmonary manifestations but its renal manifestations are not clearly defined. We aimed …

Over half of the nearly two million healthcare-associated infections can be attributed to
indwelling medical devices. In this review, we highlight the difficulty in diagnosing …

Purpose Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rates have increased substantially in the recent
decades worldwide, with Germany being one of the leading countries in the prevalence of …

Background Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication of knee replacement. The
risk of develo** a prosthetic joint infection is affected by patient, surgical, and health-care …

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 …

Importance Despite the frequency of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and clinical implications of
prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), knowledge gaps remain concerning the incidence …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a major adverse event of primary total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) from the patient's perspective, and it is also costly for health care systems. In 2010, the …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a catastrophic complication after total hip
arthroplasty (THA). Our meta-analysis aimed to identify the individual-related risk factors that …

Background The risk of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is influenced by patient, surgical, and
health-care factors. Existing evidence is based on short-term follow-up. It does not …

Background Dislocation following total hip replacement is associated with repeated
admissions to hospital and substantial costs to the health system. Factors influencing …