Efficacy of microbiological culturing in the diagnostics of joint and periprosthetic infections.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of conventional microbiological examinations in the diagnostics of septic joint and periprosthetic inflammations.

Design And Setting: Evidence Level IV, retrospective clinical study of case series. Patients treated with small and large joint septic inflammations or with periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) were entered into the study.

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of femoral neck fractures with minimally invasive anterior approach in elderly.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of hemiarthroplasty with minimally invasive direct anterior approach (DAA) for the treatment of femoral neck fracture in elderly patients. We aimed to compare the DAA and the standard anterolateral approach (ALA), assessing multiple peri‑ and post-operative parameters.

Design And Setting: Between December of 2015 and May of 2017, patients operated with medial femoral neck fractures using bipolar hemiarthroplasty with DAA or ALA were evaluated.

Non-operative predictors for subsequent interventions after intracapsular femoral neck fractures in elderly: A comprehensive analysis of the Hungarian nationwide health insurance database.

Objectives: To investigate the correlation between non-operative prognostic factors and non-prosthetic fracture-related treatments following internal fixation of intracapsular femoral neck fractures in elderly patients.

Design And Setting: Retrospective observational cohort study. Comprehensive analysis of the Hungarian nationwide health insurance database.