The Fight Against the Slime: Can We Ever Win?
Fig. 21.1 (a, b) Progressive acetabular component mobilization; (c) X-ray after revision with an anti-protrusion cage; (d) catastrophic clinical aspect with exposure of the bone of the implant due to…
Pain Control Protocols for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Ropivacaine 5 mg/ml (49.25 ml) Epinephrine 1 mg/ml (0.5 ml) Ketorolac 30 mg/ml (1 ml) Clonidine 0.1 mg/ml (0.8 ml) Saline 48.45 ml Another popular injection combination includes a deep…
Perspectives: Prolonged Wound Drainage (7 Days) After Hip Arthroplasty
Fig. 26.1 Postoperative occlusive medication with no drainage at day 3 after total knee arthroplasty (AQUACEL Hydrofiber Wound Dressing – Convatec, Skillman, NJ 08558, USA). Absence of wound drainage from…
Perspectives: How to Deal with Fever (38 °C) After Arthroplasty: The Infectivologist’s Point of View
References No. of cases Parameters investigation Positive infection Follow-up PJI Bindelglass and Pellegrino (2007) 453 Blood culture (22 % of cases) 5 6 months 0 Vijaysegaran et al. (2012) 101…
Perspectives: How to Deal with Fever (38 °C) After Arthroplasty: The Surgeon’s Point of View
Author No of patients TKA/THA Mean age (range) Fever (% patients) Mean temperature (range) % of POD fever Type of workup % of positive workup Notes and conclusions Shetty (2013)…
Antibiofilm Strategies in Orthopedics: Where Are We?
Fig. 22.1 Biofilm production examined by Confocal Laser Microscopy. In red: biofilm; in green: bacteria; in yellow: bacteria and biofilm mixture The two stages behind the biofilm formation can potentially…
Controversy: Should All Patients Undergoing TJA Receive Pre- and Postoperative Ultrasound Screening for Detection of DVT?
, Pier Francesco Indelli5, 6, 9 , Angelo Graceffa7 and Xuan-Phien Pham8 (5) Center of Excellence for Articular Replacement Tuscany (Centro Eccellenza Sostituzioni Articolari Toscana, CESAT), Orthopedics Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (6) Breyer…
Perspectives: The Best Prophylaxis for Primary Arthroplasty
, Christian Carulli4 , Gabriele Ristori4, Fabrizio Matassi4 and Roberto Civinini4 (4) Orthopaedic Clinic, University of Florence, Largo P. Palagi 1, Florence, 50139, Italy Christian Carulli Email: christian.carulli@unifi.it 23.2.1 Introduction An orthopaedic surgery is…
Environmental Factors and Infection in Total Joint Replacement Surgery
Brady RRW et al (2012) NHS connecting for health: healthcare professionals, mobile technology, and infection control. Telemed J E Health 18(4):289–291PubMed Bratzler DW et al (2013) Clinical practice guidelines for…
Prevention of Infection: The Host Factors
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Baldini and Patrizio Caldora (eds.)Perioperative Medical Management for Total Joint Arthroplasty10.1007/978-3-319-07203-6_18 18. Prevention of Infection: The Host Factors Matteo Carlo Ferrari1 and Guido Grappiolo1 (1) Hip Orthopedics and Prosthesis, Humanitas Clinical and…
