[Orthopedic implant infection: prognostic factors and influence of long-term antibiotic treatment on evolution. Prospective study, 1992-1999].

Introduction: Orthopedic implant infections are significant because of their morbidity, a tendency to serious relapses and an elevated health cost.

Objectives: To study prognostic factors and the influence of long-term antibiotic treatment on the evolution of orthopedic implant infections.

Methods: This prospective study was performed in 110 patients with orthopedic implant infections.

[Infections in joint prostheses: epidemiology and clinical presentation. A prospective study 1992-1999].

Background: The prosthetic infection is a serious complication due to diagnostic problems.

Aim: To determinate epidemiological characteristics, and clinical patterns of infections associated to prosthetic materials to improve the diagnosis and management.

Patients And Methods: From december 1992 to december 1999, 110 patients with prosthetic infections were prospectively evaluated.