The rate and management of prosthetic joint infection in the low-income setting: a cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Although the rate of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total hip and knee arthroplasties (THA and TKA, respectively) is well documented in developed countries, there is a paucity of information in the literature on infection rates in low-and-middle-income countries. This study aims to review the PJI rate and management based on the Egyptian Community Arthroplasty Registry (ECAR) and six arthroplasty surgeons.

Methods: Using data from the ECAR, for over 10 years, and surveying six high-volume arthroplasty surgeons, we reviewed the infection rate, common organisms, antibiotics used, and how the revision surgeries were done.

Effect of low-dose oral prednisolone on symptoms and systemic inflammation in older adults with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of 6 weeks of daily low-dose oral prednisolone in improving pain, mobility, and systemic low-grade inflammation in the short term and whether the effect would be sustained at 12 weeks in older adults with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: A total of 125 patients with primary knee OA were randomized 1:1; 63 received 7.5 mg/day of prednisolone and 62 received placebo for 6 weeks.