Prosthetic joint replacement is one of the most valuable medical progresses of recent decades and it’s projected to increase by 673% in the United States alone by 2030 [1]. However, prosthetic joint infection is a serious complication of arthroplasty that is associated with significant mortality, morbidity and costs [2]. Although prosthetic joint infection occurs in a relatively small proportio...

Infections of the hip joint are usually of bacterial etiology. Only rarely, an infectious arthritis is caused in this localization by viruses or fungi. Native joint infections of the hip are less common than infections after implantation of prosthetic devices. Difficulties in prosthetic joint infections are, (I) a higher age of patients, and, thus an associated presence of other medical risk fa...

Identification of Corynebacterium species may be challenging. Corynebacterium species are occasional causes of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), but few data are available on the subject. Based on the literature, C. amycolatum, C. aurimucosum, C. jeikeium, and C. striatum are the most common Corynebacterium species that cause PJI. We designed a rapid PCR assay to detect the most common human Co...

A 73-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented to our institution with infection of her right total hip arthroplasty. On admission, a draining sinus tract over the hip and a palpable mass in the left lower posterior region of the neck were detected. The contrast CT scan showed a large abscess in the trapezius muscle and multiple abscesses involving muscle of the neck and right shoulder...

Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication with high morbidity and substantial cost. The incidence is low but probably underestimated. Despite a significant basic and clinical research in this field, many questions concerning the definition of prosthetic infection as well the diagnosis and the management of these infections remained unanswered. We review the current literature abo...

BACKGROUND Bone and joint infection involving Granulicatella adiacens is rare, and mainly involved in cases of bacteremia and infectious endocarditis. Here we report three cases of prosthetic joint infection involving G. adiacens that were successfully treated with surgery and prolonged antimicrobial treatment. We also review the two cases of prosthetic joint infection involving G. adiacens tha...

In 2012, The American Dental Association (ADA) in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an evidence-based guideline and evidence report with recommendations for prevention of orthopedic implant infection in patients undergoing dental procedures.1 In summary, there were three recommendations. The first recommendation was the practitioner might consider disco...

BACKGROUND Stair ascent is a very demanding task for transfemoral amputees (TFAs). The purpose of this study was to investigate the lower extremity joint kinematics of TFAs who can climb stairs using a step-over-step gait pattern without an active artificial prosthetic knee joint or handrail use. CASE DESCRIPTION AND METHODS Case series. Participants were two traumatic TFAs and 10 control par...

BACKGROUND There are no prospective data regarding the risk of prosthetic joint infection following routine gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. We wanted to determine the risk of prosthetic hip or knee infection following gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures in patients with joint arthroplasty. METHODS We conducted a prospective, single-center, case-control study at a single, tertiary-c...