Publications by authors named "E J Roschke"
Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) are serious complications after arthroplasty, associated with high morbidity, mortality, and complex treatment processes. The outcomes of different PJI entities are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to access the early outcomes of different PJI entities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Visits to an outpatient cancer clinic represent a challenging situation for patients, which can trigger anxiety and helplessness in those affected. It is important to identify patients with high psychological distress as early as possible in order to provide them with supportive psychological interventions. The aim of this study was to validate the Distress Thermometer (DT), a widely used screening for distress, in a cohort of patients with musculoskeletal tumors and to explore associations between distress, treatment satisfaction and health literacy.
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- Multidisciplinary tumor conferences are essential for treating cancer patients, and the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a comparison between in-person and virtual formats.
- A study analyzed 209 first-time patient presentations during both conference styles and found that while virtual meetings had slightly fewer participants, they included more diverse disciplines and led to quicker patient discussions and shorter intervals between initial presentations and biopsies.
- The results suggest that virtual tumor conferences may enhance the speed and depth of care for musculoskeletal tumors, indicating they could be a regular part of cancer treatment moving forward.
Introduction: The diagnosis and management of periprosthetic knee and hip infections as well as the identification and management of possible additional infectious foci is of great importance for successful therapy. This study analyses the importance of F deoxyglucose PET-CT (PET-CT) in the identification of additional infectious focus and subsequent impact on management of periprosthetic infection (PPI).
Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical data and findings in the period from January 2008 to December 2018 was carried out.
Wear-induced complications after cervical disc replacement (CDR) are rare. A literature review on this topic found only a few case reports. We present a case of late complications after implantation of two cervical disc replacements, which resulted in infectious/abrasion-induced mixed-type inflammation with extensive osteolysis.
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