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Prosthetic joint infection: challenges of diagnosis and treatment
Author(s) -
Peel Trisha N.,
Buising Kirsty L.,
Choong Peter F. M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05541.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , complication , arthritis , arthroplasty , epidemiology , pathogenesis , surgery , pathology , immunology
Arthroplasty for arthritis has led to remarkable improvement in patient quality of life and alleviation of symptoms. A major complication of this surgery is infection. This review examines current understanding of epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of prosthetic joint infections. In particular, this article focuses on the role of biofilm formation in the pathogenesis of device infections and the diagnostic and treatment challenges associated with this process.