Aims. Deep surgical site
Aims. Musculoskeletal
Aims. Periprosthetic hip-joint
Aims. Gram-negative
Aims. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and factors for developing periprosthetic joint
Aims. It is well described that patients with bone and joint
Aims. Achievement of accurate microbiological diagnosis prior to revision is key to reducing the high rates of persistent
Aims. Orthopaedic
Aims. Hand trauma, consisting of injuries to both the hand and the wrist, are a common injury seen worldwide. The global age-standardized incidence of hand trauma exceeds 179 per 100,000. Hand trauma may require surgical management and therefore result in significant costs to both healthcare systems and society. Surgical site
Aims. Hand trauma accounts for one in five of emergency department attendances, with a UK incidence of over five million injuries/year and 250,000 operations/year. Surgical site
Aims. Fracture-related
Aims. Fungal periprosthetic joint
Aims. The new COVID-19 variant was reported by the authorities of the UK to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 14 December 2020. We aim to describe the clinical characteristics and nosocomial
Aims. Antibiotic prophylaxis involving timely administration of appropriately dosed antibiotic is considered effective to reduce the risk of surgical site
Aims. Wrist arthroscopy is a standard procedure in hand surgery for diagnosis and treatment of wrist injuries. Even though not generally recommended for similar procedures, general administration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is still widely used in wrist arthroscopy. Methods. A clinical ambispective dual-centre study was performed to determine whether PAP reduces postoperative
Aims. A revision for periprosthetic joint
Aims. The diagnosis of periprosthetic joint
Aims. Current diagnostic tools are not always able to effectively identify periprosthetic joint
Aims. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes, mortalities, implant survival rates, and complications of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with or without hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Aims. Implant-related postoperative spondylodiscitis (IPOS) is a severe complication in spine surgery and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. With growing knowledge in the field of periprosthetic joint