While
prosthetic joint infection rates are low, when they do occur they are exceptionally difficult to treat.
Not exact matches
A new study in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery found minimal risk for severe
infection with osseointegrated implants — a newer
prosthetic system, press - fitted directly into the femur bone — that enables bone growth over a metal, robotic
prosthetic limb in patients with above knee amputations.
Current treatment for an
infection in a
prosthetic knee involves removal of the biofilm - covered
joint, placement of a temporary spacer, a six - week course of intravenous antibiotics, and then a second knee - replacement surgery that's more complex to perform than the original surgery.
Patients who have
prosthetic joints are at risk of an
infection «seeding,» or anchoring, at the site of the metal, ceramic, or plastic device.
The most common reasons for readmission were postoperative
infection (8 percent),
infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal
joint prosthesis (6 percent), hematoma complications during a procedure (3 percent) and dislocation of a
prosthetic joint (3 percent).