Active myeloperoxidase: a promising biomarker to differentiate "acute" and "low-grade" peri-prosthetic joint infections from aseptic failures.

Introduction: The accurate distinction between periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) and aseptic failures (AF) is of paramount importance due to differences in treatment. However, this could be challenging by using the current criteria. Various synovial fluid biomarkers are being assessed to improve the diagnostic accuracy.

Partial revision of a dislocated periprosthetic tibial fracture after total ankle replacement with a stemmed implant and plate fixation: A case report.

Introduction: Total ankle arthroplasty (TAR) procedures have become more reliable and incidence is increasing. A growing number of postoperative complications can be expected and should be correctly addressed.

Presentation Of Case: A 43-year-old woman suffering from severe ankle osteoarthritis underwent TAR (Stryker's Infinity with Prophecy alignment guides, uncemented tibial component and cemented talus component).

Acute Prosthetic Joint Infections with Poor Outcome Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Producing the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of (SA) producing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) affects the outcome of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI). Patients with acute and chronic PJI sustained by SA were prospectively enrolled at the orthopedic unit of "Casa di Cura Santa Maria Maddalena", from January 2019 to October 2021. PJI diagnosis was reached according to the diagnostic criteria of the International Consensus Meeting on PJI of Philadelphia.

The First Case of a Drug-Resistant Pasteurella multocida Prosthetic Knee Infection Successfully Treated With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention.

, a zoonotic infectious organism, has most often been described in patients after an animal bite. It can cause a variety of infections ranging from superficial skin infections to more serious systemic infections, such as sepsis and meningitis. is a rare but well-recognized cause of prosthetic joint infections.

Predictive Factors of Surgical Site Infection in Prosthetic Joint Surgery: A Prospective Study on 760 Arthroplasties.

Purpose: The success of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has led to consistent growth in the use of arthroplasty in progressively younger patients. However, more than 10 percent of patients require revision surgery due to implant failure caused by aseptic or septic inflammation. Among the latter, surgical site infection (SSI) represents one of the worst complications of TJA, potentially resulting in the removal of the prosthesis.