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 ...

Periprosthetic fracture classifications can guide clinicians in their choice of treatment. There are myriad conservative and surgical treatment options, but the superiority of any one method has not ...

Background. The growing utilization of total joint replacement will increase the frequency of its complications, including periprosthetic fracture. The prevalence and risk factors of periprosthetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The number of periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures is on the rise related to the increasing performance of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Collared fully hydroxyapatite-coated femoral components had a rate of early periprosthetic femoral fracture of 0 ...

With surgical processes available easily for the betterment of various conditions, implanted materials are now commonly used. These range from heart valves and angioplasty devices to orthopaedic ...

A periprosthetic joint infection occurs when bacteria or other foreign organisms enter the wound during or at any point following joint replacement surgery, sometimes even years after surgery.

HealthDay News — Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with an increased risk for medical and periprosthetic complications, according to a study ...

VT-X7 is a drug/device combination product designed to deliver therapeutic concentrations of vancomycin and tobramycin directly to the joint space and surrounding tissue. The Food and Drug ...

Peptilogics, a surgical therapeutics company dedicated to curing and preventing devastating medical device-related infections (MDRI), has announced the enrollment of the first patient in the RETAIN ...