Complications
A 72-year-old man presents 8 weeks after primary total hip arthroplasty with increasing hip pain, wound drainage, and low-grade fever. Laboratory studies show ESR 65mm/hr, CRP 45mg/L. Hip aspiration yields 25,000 WBC/Ī¼L with 85% PMNs. Regarding periprosthetic joint infection:
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The MSIS/ICM criteria define PJI as present with: two positive cultures of the same organism, a sinu...
Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are the most common organisms causing PJI...
DAIR (Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention) is appropriate for all PJIs regardless of tim...
Two-stage revision is the gold standard for chronic PJI; it involves implant removal, thorough debri...
Rifampicin is highly effective against staphylococcal biofilm but must be used in combination (never...
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