We recommend joint aspiration of patients being assessed for late periprosthetic knee infections who have an abnormal ... soft tissue abscesses, bone erosion and periprosthetic lucency ...

Research indicates that periprosthetic infection, also known as "septic failure," is the leading cause of total knee replacement revision (25 percent) and the second-leading cause of total hip ...

Periprosthetic fractures of the knee are challenging for the orthopaedist, but recurrent periprosthetic fractures are even more challenging. In this case, a 61-year-old female patient with a ...

ORLANDO, Fla., USA — Revision total knee arthroplasty was recommended for Rohrbach type 3 periprosthetic fractures in a presentation at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting ...

An 82-year-old woman with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 (most recent hemoglobin A1c of 10.3%), atrial fibrillation (on apixaban) and hypothyroidism presented to our ED with left ...

Periprosthetic infections following total knee arthroplasty represents a tremendous economic burden for tertiary-care centers and patients, according to a study published in The Journal of ...

About Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) More than seven million total joint replacements will be performed annually in the major markets (US, UK, EU, JP) by 2030.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI ...

Breakthrough Therapy Designation for VT-X7 builds upon previous Orphan Drug, Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track DesignationsDALLAS, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U ...