Aim. Prosthetic joint replacement is more commonly done in the elderly group of patients due to an increase pathology related to joint degeneration that comes with age. In this age group is also more frequent having underling condition that may predispose to a
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Introduction. A proportion of patients with hip and knee
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Introduction. The burden of
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Aim. To provide proof of concept in an in vivo animal model for the prevention of
Background. Treatment of staphylococcal
Listeria monocytogenes is usually thought of as a bacterial pathogen that causes invasive disease including meningitis and bacteraemia in susceptible hosts. It remains a rare cause of bone and joint infection; there is therefore potential for clinical and laboratory delay in diagnosis and for uncertainty over optimal management. We describe our experience of two such cases of L. monocytogenes
INTRODUCTION. Deep infection is a potentially catastrophic complication of joint replacement surgery. Early intervention in suspected
This study aimed to identify the success rate of debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) for
Aim. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the in vivo expression of virulence and metabolic genes of Staphylococcus aureus in a
Introduction. In the last couple of years, several synovial biomarkers have been introduced in the diagnostic algorithm for a
Aim. We aimed to compare the in vitro antibacterial activity of Bioactive Glass (BAG) S53P4, which is a compound showing local antibacterial activity, to that of antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) against multidrug resistant bacteria from osteomyelitis (OM) and
Aim. European population is ageing concurrently with an increase number of arthroplasties.