Clinical Evidence of Current Irrigation Practices and the Use of Oral Antibiotics to Prevent and Treat Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Orthop Clin North Am. 2021 Apr;52(2):93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.12.002. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Authors

Jason Zlotnicki¹, Alexandra Gabrielli¹, Kenneth L Urish¹, Kimberly M Brothers²

Affiliations

¹ Arthritis and Arthroplasty Design Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point II, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
² Arthritis and Arthroplasty Design Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Bridgeside Point II, 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. Electronic address: kmb227@pitt.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Antibiotic; Biofilm; Debridement; Lavage; Periprosthetic joint infection.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage*
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control
Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy*
Therapeutic Irrigation* / methods

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents, Local

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