Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study
Spichler-Moffarah A, Rubin LE, Bernstein JA, O'Bryan J, McDonald E, Golden M. Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 136: 100-107. PMID: 36063860, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic joint infectionJoint infectionTotal joint arthroplasty increasesMortality of patientsTertiary medical centerPeriprosthetic joint infectionYears of ageClinical characteristicsOlder patientsGeriatric populationArthroplasty increasesRisk factorsMedical CenterPopulation agesPatientsInfectionMortalityAgeEtiologyHipPrevalenceKneeUnnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Golden M, Moffarah AS, Kerantzas C, Rubin L, O’Bryan J. Unnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac132. PMID: 35392456, PMCID: PMC8982768, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research