Spondylodiscitis due to anaerobic bacteria : Case report and literature review.

Background: While pyogenic spondylodiscitis due to Gram-positive aerobic bacteria and its treatment is well known, spondylodiscitis caused by anaerobic Gram-negative pathogen is rare. In particular, the spondylodiscitis caused by species is an absolute rarity. Thus no established management recommendations exist.

Revision rates after total ankle arthroplasty in sample-based clinical studies and national registries.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of specific implants in total ankle arthroplasty as reported in clinical studies and determined by national registries.

Materials And Methods: A structured literature review was conducted regarding sample-based clinical studies and national registry data. To allow for comparative analyses, registry data had to be available for the implants included.

Outcome of the cementless Taperloc stem: a comprehensive literature review including arthroplasty register data.

Background And Purpose: The validity of various data sources for the assessment of the outcome quality of medical devices was investigated by comparative analysis of the published data sources available for a sample of implants. It was the aim of the study to determine the performance of this implant and to identify potential bias factors inherent to the various datasets.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was carried out from English-language, peer-reviewed journals and worldwide reports from national arthroplasty registers.