After suffering from debilitating pain for years, Juan Alonso of New York finally had his knee replaced. Then—just a few weeks later—the pain came back, if anything worse than before. “I was in so ...

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 ...

Sometimes, arthritis affects only one knee compartment. In these cases, your doctor may recommend a partial knee replacement, in which they will replace only the affected compartment. X-ray scan ...

Frequent dental scaling reduces the risk of infection following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study published online in PLOS One (June 23, 2016). As oral bacteria are responsible for ...

In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified the most important risk factors for developing severe infection after ...

Millions of Americans are currently living with hip and knee replacements. While replacement surgery can be a good option, it’s not without risk. There can be serious complications. Consumer Reports ...

The surgical site infection risk is low for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's ...

The American College of Rheumatology and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons teamed up to release a new guideline this month to reduce infections in total hip and knee replacement patients — ...

Knee replacement is a widely performed procedure for the management of knee arthritis. According to the 9th National Joint Registry report 79,516 knee replacements were undertaken in the UK in 2011.

Topical vancomycin powder failed to reduce periprosthetic joint infection after hip and knee arthroplasty, based on data from approximately 5000 patients. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains ...

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