Mar 14, 2024 · Treatment is usually surgical irrigation and debridement followed by culture-directed antibiotics. Hardware removal may be performed acutely or in a delayed fashion depending on …

As fracture fixation devices primarily target fracture consolidation, they can be removed after the fracture has healed (in contrast to PJI), thereby removing the biofilm and resulting in a high probability of …

Infection of skin and other soft tissue can lead to infection of bones (osteomyelitis) and joints (septic arthritis). Fortunately, early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic therapy, and surgical intervention, when …

Nov 24, 2025 · summary Prosthetic joint infections are serious complications of hip and knee arthroplasty and a common cause for revision arthroplasty Diagnosis is multifaceted and includes …

Year Book: Established Hand Infections: a Controlled, Prospective Study. Efficacy of perioperative cefamandole with postoperative cephalexin in the primary outpatient treatment of open wounds of …

Mar 11, 2019 · A particular concern when managing surgical site infections, is the potential for the underlying orthopaedic treatment to be compromised resulting in increased morbidity or decreased …

Sep 12, 2025 · Effective management of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and other types of orthopedic hardware infection requires surgery and prolonged antimicrobial therapy; treatment failure is …

Jan 26, 2025 · Septic Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints secondary to an infectious etiology, most commonly affecting the knee, hip, and shoulder. Diagnosis is made with an aspiration of joint fluid …

Aug 26, 2018 · This article reviews the clinical spectrum and microbiology of the most common infections of the hand, and discusses the current concepts for their treatment. The aim is to increase …

Sep 27, 2021 · treatment depends on the culture results but generally infections with anaerobes as polymicrobial to be treated with broad spectrum antibiotics, such as vancomycin or metronidazole, …