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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 105-B, Issue SUPP_17 | Pages 52 - 52
24 Nov 2023
DIRECT HOSPITAL COSTS PER CASE FOR PERIPROSTHETHIC HIP AND KNEE JOINT INFECTION IN EUROPE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Szymski D Walter N Hierl K Rupp M Alt V
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Aim

The number of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is increasing due to ageing population and increasing numbers of arthroplasty procedures and treatment is costly. Aim of the study was to analyze the direct healthcare costs of PJI in Europe for total hip arthroplasties (THA) and total knee arthroplasties (TKA).

Method

A systematic review in PubMed with search of direct costs of PJI in European countries was performed. Thereby the term cost* AND (infection OR PJI) AND (prosthesis OR knee OR hip OR “TKA” OR “THA” OR arthroplast*) was combined with each European country to detect relevant publications. Publications with definition of performed procedure and joint localization were included into further analysis. The mean value of direct healthcare cost was calculated for the respective joint and the respective operation performed.

Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 103-B, Issue SUPP_15 | Pages 67 - 67
1 Dec 2021
LONG-TERM PATIENT-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER KNEE PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION
Walter N Rupp M Hierl K Koch M Kerschbaum M Worlicek M Alt V
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We aimed to evaluate the impact of knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) by assessing the patients’ long-term quality of life and explicitly their psychological wellbeing after successful treatment.

Method

Thirty-six patients with achieved eradication of infection after knee PJI were included. Quality of life was evaluated with the EQ-5D and SF-36 outcome instruments as well as with an ICD-10 based symptom rating (ISR) and compared to normative data.

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