Background. Increasing evidence suggests a link between the bearing surface used in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and the occurrence of infection. It is postulated that polyethylene has immunomodulatory effects and may influence bacterial function and survival, thereby impacting the development of
Aims. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of culture-negative
Aims. Despite numerous studies on
Aim. As the populations of patients who have multiple prosthetic joints increase these years, the fate of a single
Background. The diagnosis of
Aim. Diagnosing
Background. Fungal infection at an arthroplasty site is rare and poses a therapeutic challenge. To the best of our knowledge, no reports have been published thus far on the success rate of prosthesis reimplantation after fungal prosthetic joint infections. Questions/purposes. We asked: (1) What is the success rate in terms of infection eradication using a two-stage exchange arthroplasty in patients with hip or knee fungal
Aim. Serum parameters continue to be a focus of research in diagnosing
INTRODUCTION. Total joint arthroplasty continues to gain acceptance as the standard of care for the treatment of severe degenerative joint disease, and is considered one of the most successful surgical interventions in the history of medicine. However, infection of these implants, called
Aim. Patients with late acute
Aims. Bacterial infection activates neutrophils to release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in bacterial biofilms of
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Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the metabolomic profile of synovial fluid in
Aim. Rifampicin as a biofilm-active antibiotic drug has a significant role in the treatment of
Aim. A large body of evidence is emerging to implicate that dysregulation of the gut microbiome (dysbiosis) increases the risk of surgical site infections. Gut dysbiosis is known to occur in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), allowing for translocation of bacteria across the inflamed and highly permeable intestinal mucosal wall. The null hypothesis was that IBD was not associated with increased risk of
Aim. It is traditionally stated that around 80% of all
Aim. We aimed to evaluate the impact of knee
Aims. Delayed postoperative inoculation of orthopaedic implants with persistent wound drainage or bacterial seeding of a haematoma can result in
Total joint arthroplasty continues to gain acceptance as the standard of care for the treatment of severe degenerative joint disease. However, the