Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs)

Dr. J.J. Chris Arts is Associate Professor Translational Biomaterials Research Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands and Lecturer and Scientist at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is also Cofounder of European Society of Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Trauma, board member of Dutch Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Dutch orthopedic Society Biotechnology workgroup and a reviewer for several orthopedic and biomaterials orientated peer-review journals. Dr. J. A. P. Geurts is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Adult Reconstruction Hip and Infection Unit, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands. He is also a Board Member of the Dutch Orthopaedic Society, Infection workgroup and a Reviewer for the Dutch Journal of Orthopaedics.

• Part One: Fundamentals of periprosthetic joint infections1: Prevention of joint infections2: Biofilm formation and the biological response3: Biomaterials in treatment of orthopedic infections4: S53P4 bioactive glass5: Experimental models in orthopedic infection researchPart Two: Types of periprosthetic joint infections6: Periprosthetic infection in the hip joint7: Infection in total knee arthroplasty8: Periprosthetic infection in shoulder and elbow jointsPart Three: Managing and treating periprosthetic joint infections9: Practice and guidelines for treating periprosthetic joint infections: Single- and two-stage revision10: PMMA beads and spacers for local antibiotic administration11: Pathogen-directed antibiotic therapyPart Four: Case studies12: Imaging of prosthetic joint infections

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