Tag: orthopedic surgery

A Dutch study finds that culturing fluid shaken from removed fracture-fixation hardware by ultrasound detects pathogens missed by tissue cultures, ...

A systematic review of 27 studies and nearly 1,400 patients finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infection can achieve favorable outcomes, ...

A structured quality indicator system more than doubled adherence to pharmaceutical care standards in orthopedic perioperative pain management, rising from ...

A new umbrella review finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections vary enormously in reported prevalence, that molecular diagnostics show promise ...

A Vienna study of 36 patients found that two-stage revision of infected hip replacements through the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach ...

Researchers have validated a rat femoral-defect model that reproduces both immediate perioperative and delayed post-implantation bone infections, showing that a ...

A German cohort study of 157 patients shows that combining implant sonication with peri-implant tissue culture raises pathogen detection in ...

A long-term study of 22 patients shows that vascularized fibular grafting achieved bone healing and infection control in nearly three-quarters ...

A multicentre Spanish study of 224 patients found the widely used KLIC score failed to predict failure of implant-retaining surgery ...

A Colombian case series shows how 3D-printed guides, models, and patient-specific implants enhanced preoperative planning in four complex lower limb ...