[Ten errors to avoid while dealing with infected total joint arthroplasties].
Infections after total joint arthroplasty are rare but come with severe consequences. Timely, adequate and standardized treatment beginning at the onset of symptoms will have a major impact on the handling of this dreaded complication. In absences of clear guidelines, errors are often committed, with occasionally severe consequences for the patient. In this article, the 10 most frequent errors starting with diagnostics till antibiotic and surgical treatment will be discussed.
Service d'orthopédie et de traumatologie de l'appareil locomoteur, Département de I'appareil locomoteur, Unite de chirurgie septique, Université de Lausanne et CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. olivier.borens@chuv.ch
Olivier
O
Borens
Christophe
C
Tissot
Jean-Romain
JR
Delaloye
Andrej
A
Trampuz
D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*