OTHER PAIN SYNDROMES
CHAPTER 11 Other Pain Syndromes EPIDEMIOLOGY EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WIDESPREAD PAIN Definition • ≥4 anatomic sites (with bilateral counting one) for 3 months or longer although not universally accepted Prevalence • Up to…
WRIST AND HAND
CHAPTER 5 Wrist and Hand EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WRIST AND HAND PAIN WRIST AND HAND PAIN IN THE GENERAL POPULATION Prevalence and common causes • 3% to 26% (significant hand disability in…
Prosthetic Joint Infection: Prevention Update
Figure 5.1 Comparison of 4% chlorhexidine gluconate to placebo (From Webster and Osborne [29], with permission) Figure 5.2 Comparison of 4% chlorhexidine to nonmedicated soap (From Webster and Osborne [29],…
Prosthetic Joint Infection: Diagnosis Update
IDSA criteria One or more of the following are present: 1. Indistinguishable microorganism isolated from two or more periprosthetic fluid or tissue samples AND/OR 2. Sinus tract communicating with the…
Epidemiology of Prosthetic Joint Infection
Figure 2.1 Trends in hip (left) and knee (right) replacement surgery , 2000–2014, selected European countries (OECD Health Statistics) (From OECD/EU [3], with permission) Most of the information about the…
Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Figure 4.1 Algorithm of surgical management of patients with periprosthetic joint infection Other authors prefer to classify PJI according to the pathogenesis of the infection in early postoperative (symptoms beginning…
