New DVIA Technique Combines Wound Drainage and Joint Antibiotics for Prosthetic Infections
A retrospective case series of 31 patients reports that a modified DAIR technique combining vacuum wound sealing with daily intra-articular ...
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Umbrella review maps mortality and failure burden in prosthetic joint infection
An umbrella review of 53 systematic reviews finds pooled mortality of 11.0% after hip and 13.3% after knee prosthetic joint ...
Low-Dose Clindamycin Achieves 82% Two-Year Success Against Prosthetic Joint Infections
A retrospective cohort study found that low-dose clindamycin, alone or with rifampicin, achieved two-year treatment success in about 82 percent ...
Sinus Tracts in Joint Infection Need More Than a Yes-or-No Diagnosis, Experts Argue
An international team of bone infection specialists argues that classifying sinus tracts as simply present or absent fails to capture ...
When Cultures Come Back Negative: Joint Infection Outcomes Are Better Than Feared
A systematic review of 27 studies and nearly 1,400 patients finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection can achieve favorable outcomes, ...
Pineapple Enzyme and Mucus-Thinner Combo Shows Promise Against Devastating Implant Infections
A new review examines laboratory evidence that a pineapple enzyme combined with N-acetylcysteine can dismantle the antibiotic-resistant biofilms that make ...
Every Hour Counts: Surgical Delays Raise Death Risk in Infected Hip Replacements
A Canadian study of 100 infected hip replacement patients found that each hour of delay between hospital admission and joint-preserving ...
Failed Infection Treatments Cost Europe Over 120 Million Euros a Year
A new health-economic model estimates that septic re-revision surgery after failed treatment of prosthetic joint infections costs European healthcare systems ...
New Risk Score Outperforms KLIC in Predicting Failure of Implant-Sparing Surgery for Joint Infections
A multicentre Spanish study of 224 patients found the widely used KLIC score failed to predict failure of implant-retaining surgery ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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