We examined the usefulness of neutrophil CD64 expression in detecting local musculoskeletal
This study reviews the predisposing features, the clinical, and laboratory findings at the time of diagnosis and the results of single-stage revision of prosthetic replacement of the elbow for
Periprosthetic
We have studied prospectively the outcome of wound discharge in patients after arthroplasty of the hip and knee. Over a period of 3.5 years 530 primary arthroplasties were carried out in one hospital. Postoperative wound
This study explores the relationship between
delay to surgical debridement and deep
This study evaluates the long-term survival of
spinal implants after surgical site
Aims. We hypothesised that the synovial white blood cell (WBC) count
in patients with a late periprosthetic joint
The relationship between the route of inoculation, the dose of inoculum and the development of
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based bone cements are the industry standard in orthopaedics. PMMA cement has inherent disadvantages, which has led to the development and evaluation of a novel silorane-based biomaterial (SBB) for use as an orthopaedic cement. In this study we test both elution and mechanical properties of both PMMA and SBB, with and without antibiotic loading. For each cement (PMMA or SBB), three formulations were prepared (rifampin-added, vancomycin-added, and control) and made into pellets (6 mm × 12 mm) for testing. Antibiotic elution into phosphate-buffered saline was measured over 14 days. Compressive strength and modulus of all cement pellets were tested over 14 days.Aims
Methods
We evaluated triple-phase bone scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of peri-prosthetic
Our aim was to review the efficacy of the wound vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system in the treatment of deep
One thousand patients who received 1112 total joint replacements between 1966 and 1980 were followed up prospectively for an average of six years. These patients were not advised to take antibiotics prophylactically to cover subsequent dental or surgical procedures and, so far, only three cases of haematogenous
As of April 2010 all NHS institutions in the United Kingdom are required to publish data on surgical site
Objectives. The objective of this study was to develop a test for the rapid (within 25 minutes) intraoperative detection of bacteria from synovial fluid to diagnose periprosthetic joint
We reviewed 231 patients who had undergone total knee replacement with an AGC (Biomet) implant over a period of 2.5 years. After applying exclusion criteria and with some loss to follow-up, there were 144 patients available for study. These were divided into two groups; those who had received intra-articular steroid in the 11 months before surgery and those who had not. There were three deep
1. Twenty-eight patients with pyogenic
The purpose of this study was to compare the
diagnostic accuracy for the detection of
Aims. Using a systematic review, we investigated whether there is an
increased risk of post-operative
Aims. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of positive
cultures during the second stage of a two-stage revision arthroplasty
and to analyse the association between positive cultures and an
infection-free outcome. Patients and Methods. This single-centre retrospective review of prospectively collected
data included patients with a periprosthetic joint