Long stems require a large amount of intramedullary cement for fixation that may create difficulties in case of infection. If a prosthetic component becomes loose, the cement attached to it may abrade and destroy the surrounding bone and create an even larger cavity, which makes revision impossible...
Periprosthetic joint infection is a hot topic for investigation because it represents a challenging clinical problem with considerable burden for patients, institutions, and health systems. Despite our substantial knowledge, many details in prevention, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious ...
This is an infection in the knee joint. It causes your knee to become painfully inflamed. Without proper treatment, it can become a chronic problem. It can permanently damage your knee. 这是膝关节的感染。它会使膝关节因...
Talk to your surgeon about whether joint replacement or another treatment is right for you and the risks of the procedure, including the risk of implant wear, loosening or failure, and pain, swelling and infection. Zimmer Biomet does not practice medicine; only a surgeon can answer your questio...
If you can't put weight on your knee, feel sick, have a fever, or if your knee is red and hot, consider going to the ER. You might have a fracture or infection: For many fractures, you need to be immobilized to prevent movement of the bone or joint. You might even need surgery...
Talk to your surgeon about whether joint replacement or another treatment is right for you and the risks of the procedure, including the risk of implant wear, loosening or failure, and pain, swelling and infection. Zimmer Biomet does not practice medicine; only a surgeon can answer your questio...
Talk to your surgeon about whether joint replacement is right for you and the risks of the procedure, including the risk of implant wear, infection, loosening, breakage or failure, any of which could require additional surgery. For additional information or to find a surgeon near you, visit ...
Infection and sepsis after operations for total hip or knee-joint replacement: influence of ultraclean air, prophylactic antibiotics and other factors. Operating in ultraclean air and the prophylactic use of antibiotics have been found to reduce the incidence of joint sepsis confirmed at re-operation,...
Furthermore, the implant can fail under some circumstances: periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications can be observed, and implant instability can occur due to aseptic loosening, malpositioning of the implant, and wear of joint components15,16. It is thus much preferable to prolong the...
Hospital infection rates are higher than outpatient settings, and are more difficult to treat. Hospitals are also large, inefficient and expensive because they have to cater to a wide range of ill people, deal with multiple layers of unionized staff, and doctors of all specialties. And while th...