Characteristics and outcome of 16 periprosthetic shoulder joint infections

Purpose Shoulder arthroplasties are increasingly performed, but data on periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in this anatomical position are limited. We retrospectively investigated the characteristics and outcome of shoulder PJI after primary arthroplasty from 1998 to 2010 in a single centre. Meth...

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Published in:	Infection Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 613 - 620
Main Authors:	Achermann, Y., Sahin, F., Schwyzer, HK, Kolling, C., Wüst, J., Vogt, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01-06-2013 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Arthroplasty - adverse effects Arthroplasty - methods Bacteria - classification Bacteria - isolation & purification Bacteroides Infections Clinical and Epidemiological Study Family Medicine Female General Practice Humans Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microorganisms Middle Aged Osteoarthritis - drug therapy Osteoarthritis - epidemiology Osteoarthritis - microbiology Osteoarthritis - pathology Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Prosthesis-Related Infections - epidemiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - microbiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - pathology Retrospective Studies Shoulder Joint - microbiology Shoulder Joint - pathology Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Surgical management Treatment outcome Shoulder arthroplasty Prosthetic joint infection
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