Periprosthetic joint infection: current concepts and outlook

[摘要] Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) occurs in 1% to 2% of primary and in 4% of revision arthroplasties.1–4 Due to higher life expectancy, lifestyle changes in increasingly elderly populations and more expectations for mobility in older age, the number of implanted prosthetic joints continues to rise.2 With a steadily increasing number of implantations, the number of PJI cases also rises continuously. Longer prosthesis indwelling time is associated with a higher cumulative risk for haematogenous infections during the entire implant lifetime. Development of modern detection methods for microbial biofilms helps to recognize even chronic infections that would previously have been missed.

[学科分类] 神经科学

[关键词] arthroplasty;biofilm;diagnosis;periprosthetic joint infection;treatment