Bacterial colonisation of prosthetic material can lead to clinical infection or implant failure, or
both, often requiring removal of the device. Adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to …

Increasing antibiotic resistance of bacteria that infect prosthetic joints has stimulated interest
in the incorporation of more effective antimicrobial agents into polymethylmethacrylate (…

Background: Patients undergoing hip or knee joint replacement are at risk for venous
thromboembolic complications for up to twelve weeks postoperatively. We evaluated the efficacy …

To evaluate the adequacy of penetration of antibiotics into biofilm, a novel in vitro model for
prosthesis-related infection was developed. Sterile stainless steel orthopedic nuts were …

Objective To identify potential psychosocial and educational barriers to clinical success
following knee replacement. Patients and Methods The authors evaluated 241 patients …

A retrospective review was performed on 27 consecutive patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA)
following failure of internal fixation of fractures of the proximal femur. The results were …

Abstract Analysis of the cases of fifty-one consecutive patients who had an epithelioid
sarcoma revealed the five-year rate of survival to be approximately 70 per cent and the ten-year …

This prospective, randomized, multicenter trial compared the efficacy of two antibiotic
regimens for treatment of foot infections in diabetic adults. Patients with infections requiring …

Background: Since device colonization is a prelude to infection, an antimicrobial-coated device
that reduces bacterial colonization can potentially protect against infection. The objective …

From 1983 to 1992, nine above-knee amputations were performed in eight patients for
complications after total knee arthroplasty. The mean time from the initial knee replacement to …