Arthroplasty-associated infection, or periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), is a rare disease and is clinically distinct from native bone or joint infection. PJI involves interactions between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Periprosthetic infection with fungi, although rare, represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for ...

In a landmark event held at Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh leading Indian Orthopaedic & Robotic Joint replacement Surgeon Dr ...

The aim of this study was to review the results of daptomycin used in PMMA bone cement and systemically in 2-stage exchange surgeries for the treatment of PJI due to methicillin-resistant ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to PLG0206 for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). PLG0206 is an investigational, broad-spectrum ...

More information: Raman Mundi et al, Association Between Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2024). DOI: 10. ...

In an update 12 years in the making, two orthopedic surgeons' organizations have issued new guidance on preventing periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) when patients undergo dental procedures ...

About Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) More than one million total joint replacements are performed annually in the U.S., a number that is expected to grow to four million annual procedures by ...

for treatment of a Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) occurring after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). The trial is an open-label dose-escalating study with two dose cohorts of seven patients each ...

Colonoscopy performed within 6 months before or after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) did not increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), according to a retrospective cohort study.