title: Infections complicating joint replacement and other orthopedic conditions.
abstract: The principles underlying the diagnosis and management of infection in the orthopedic patient are well established. Despite this, the patient with an infected implant still presents the orthopedic surgeon with a challenging problem. In this review, I consider the recent developments in the diagnosis and management of the infected arthroplasty, infected tibial nonunions, spinal infections, and disease transmission by bone allografts.
authors.affiliation: Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*