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 ...
Tag: periprosthetic joint infection
Simple Blood Score Predicts Failure and Death After Joint Replacement Infection Surgery
A simple preoperative blood test score combining albumin, lymphocyte count, and cholesterol independently predicts treatment failure and death after surgery ...
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, ...
Rapid PCR Test Delivers Joint Infection Answers in Hours Instead of Weeks
A rapid PCR-based molecular test on sonication fluid from revised joint implants delivered results within hours and showed high clinically ...
When Lab Cultures Come Up Empty: The Hidden Burden of Infections That Defy Diagnosis in Artificial Joints
A new umbrella review finds that culture-negative periprosthetic joint infections vary enormously in reported prevalence, that molecular diagnostics show promise ...
Hospital Isolation for Bone Infections Rests on Tradition, Not Evidence, Study Finds
A review and international survey of musculoskeletal infection care find no evidence for routine isolation of patients without drug-resistant organisms, ...
Muscle-Sparing Hip Surgery Route Proves Safe for Two-Stage Infection Revision
A Vienna study of 36 patients found that two-stage revision of infected hip replacements through the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach ...
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 ...
Two-Step Surgery Beats Broken Bones and Hidden Infections Around Artificial Hips
A three-patient case series shows that a staged two-surgery approach can clear chronic infection and heal fractures around infected hip ...
Surgeons Beat a Drug-Resistant Hip Infection With Staged Surgery and Antibiotics Delivered Straight Into the Joint
A Slovenian team cured a severe multidrug-resistant hip infection using staged revision surgery, antibiotic-loaded spacers, and antibiotics infused directly into ...
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