BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection leads to significant morbidity and mortality after total knee arthroplasty. Preoperative and perioperative risk prediction and assessment tools are lacking in Asia. This study developed the first machine lea...
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Jan 17, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains a devastating complication for patients and surgeons. Given the implications of these infections and the current paucity of risk calculators utilizing m...
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
Jun 21, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious complication of prosthetic valve implantation, with an estimated yearly incidence of at least 0.4-1.0%. The Duke criteria and subsequent modifications have been developed as a diagnostic ...
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Jun 6, 2024
AIMS: Although there are various model-based approaches to individualized vancomycin (VCM) administration, few have been reported for adult patients with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This work attempted to develop a machine learning (ML)-bas...
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
Nov 25, 2020
Previous immunohistochemical analyses revealed altered protein expression in the periprosthetic membranes of patients with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Proteins are degraded to peptides that may pass the blood-kidney barrier depending on the...
BACKGROUND: The use of antibiotic-loaded cement has become a well-accepted method to develop high local antibiotic concentrations in revision surgery of infected arthroplasty. A new surgical technique has been established to further increase the loca...
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection is the most common cause of readmissions after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Intrawound vancomycin powder (VP) has reduced infection rates in spine surgery; however, there are no data regarding VP in prima...
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Mar 17, 2021
BACKGROUND: Risk stratification of individual patients who are prone to infection would allow surgeons to monitor high-risk patients more closely and intervene early when needed. This could reduce infection-related consequences such as increased heal...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2019
The steady increase in the number of patients equipped with mechanical heart support implants, such as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), along with virtually ubiquitous 24/7 internet connectivity coverage is motive to investigate and develop re...
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery
Dec 1, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between infection and capsular contracture by observing the effect of infection on the formation of the surrounding capsule after breast implants.
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