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…
Introduction to Prosthetic Joint Infection
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Trisha Peel (ed.)Prosthetic Joint Infectionshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65250-4_1 1. Introduction to Prosthetic Joint Infection Trisha Peel1 (1) Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Trisha Peel Email:…
Prosthetic Joint Infection: Guidelines and Recommendations Update
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Trisha Peel (ed.)Prosthetic Joint Infectionshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65250-4_6 6. Prosthetic Joint Infection: Guidelines and Recommendations Update Trisha Peel1 (1) Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia …
New Implants and Techniques in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: True Percutaneous Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (pTLIF) with the Posterolateral Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach
Fig. 7.1 Different fabrics of percutaneous interbody cages (a) B-Twin expandable implant (b) standard PEEK interbody cage (c) Opticage model G2 (d) Opticage model G3 7.2 The Posterolateral Transforaminal Approach…
New Techniques and MIS: The Interfacet Fixation with Facet Wedge Device
Fig. 12.1 Facet Wedge system feature s Development of a new device requires novel ideas to approach the facet joint and apply the suggested principles of fusion. A minimal invasive…
Expandable Cages and Minimal Invasive Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine for Anterior Column Reconstruction
Fig. 13.1 Twenty-seven-year-old female, L3 burst fracture 4 months before, neurologically intact. Anterior column mechanical incompetence is seen in lateral view standing X-ray (a) and CT scan (b). Reconstruction is…
Imaging in Lumbar Spine Surgery: The Role of Intraoperative CT Scan
Fig. 2.1 Intraoperative image; the surgeon watching the patient’s anatomy on the navigation screen places the screw An external camera tracks all surgical instruments using a passive array (reflected sphere)…
New Techniques and MIS: The Cortical Bone Trajectory Screws—Indications and Limits
Fig. 10.1 Comparison between the traditional trajectory and cortical bone trajectory. The entry point of CBT requires less soft tissue dissection compared with that of TT. (used with permission from…
