Arthroplasty-associated infection, or periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), is a rare disease and is clinically distinct from native bone or joint infection. PJI involves interactions between ...

TRAQ aims to stabilise the SI joint by bi-cortical fixation and its triangular piercing barbs engage both cortices.

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways CMC joint arthroplasty is a surgery used to replace a damaged thumb joint ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prosthetic joint replacement surgery changes the lives of millions annually, but complications, including ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Joint replacement surgery is common for patients with arthritis or other joint injury and is usually successful ...

Surgery to replace your thumb joint could involve a tendon transfer or an artificial replacement. There are also newer techniques that use a wire or suture as a sling to support your thumb. As people ...

A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...

Lasers cut precisely and without contact—ideal for surgery. The problem is that in hard tissues such as bone, they are too slow and do not cut deep enough. Researchers at the University of Basel have ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial infections in prosthetic joints, according to new research. The findings suggest phage therapy could provide a ...

Joint replacements improve quality of life for about a million Americans each year. But when those prosthetic joints become ...

One-stage versus two-stage revision of prosthetic joint infection (PJI): It's a topic that has been up for debate in the orthopedic surgery community. A clinical practice guideline from the Infectious ...