Rethinking risk prediction: The role of albumin and other parameters in implant-associated complications after hip or knee arthroplasty.

Background: Total hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasty is still a traumatic and challenging operation that induces inflammation, with a particularly high risk of acute-phase reaction. The aim of this study was to predict the likelihood of implant-associated complications during the preoperative and postoperative course.

Methods: The prospective observational, non-interventional study of patients diagnosed with primary knee or hip osteoarthrosis undergoing THA or TKA during the study period was conducted.

Inflammatory blood parameters as prognostic factors for implant-associated infection after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.

Background: Implant-associated infection (IAI) is a potential complication following total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (TKA). The initial phase of the inflammatory process can be measured by applying one of the inflammatory blood parameters (IBP). This systematic review aims to assess the response of IBP to trauma caused by orthopedic surgery and evaluate the clinical utility of quantitative measurements of IBP as prognostic factors for infection.

Inflammatory blood parameters as prognostic factors for surgical site infection after primary hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review protocol.

Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a potential complication of surgical procedure. SSI after implant surgery is a disaster both for patients and surgeons. Although predictive tools for SSI are available, none of them estimate early infection based on inflammatory blood parameters.