13^th International Conference on
Arthroplasty

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Abstract:

Osteoarthrosis is a common degenerative and progressive disease, involving the articular cartilage as well as the subchondral bone and the soft tissues in the hip and knee. The incidence of hip and knee osteoarthrosis has increased over the last twenty years and  is  expected  to  increase  even  further.  Approximately, 40% of men and  47%  of  women over 65 years old suffer from symptomatic osteoarthrosis that eventually requires surgical treatment by an orthopedic surgeon. In 2010 around 2.5 million patients were operated for total hip replacement and around 4.7 people with knee osteoarthrosis had a total knee replacement in the United States of America. Acute periprosthetic joint infection, with Staphylococcus aureus being the most common and aggressive pathogen is a very threatening complication for the  whole  health  status  of  the  patient.  The  need  for  revision  procedures  due  to  periprosthetic  hip  infection  is  expected  to  be  doubled  in  2026  and  is  already  doubled  due  to  periprosthetic  knee  infection  in  2015.The risk factors for hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections appear in the preoperative period, as well as intraoperatively and continue to be harmful both in the postoperative period and after the patient’s discharge from the hospital. The aim of our research is to present the variety of risk factors, associated with periprosthetic infections after total hip and knee replacements. Many risk factors can be controlled with the use of specific preventive and therapeutic interventions by orthopedic surgeons.