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Joint Infection After Hip Replacement Tied to Fivefold Higher Risk for Death Over 10 Years
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) within one year of total hip arthroplasty is associated with a more than fivefold ...
Infections following hip replacement associated with an increased risk of death, study finds
Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold ...
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Prosthetic Joint Infection
Consequently, we recommend erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein testing for patients assessed for periprosthetic joint infection. Cultures are important in the diagnosis of ...
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Zimmer Biomet is phasing out hip system amid recall
The FDA today issued an alert to people with the Zimmer Biomet hip system, their caregivers, and healthcare providers.
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FDA elevates recall as Zimmer Biomet phases out hip replacement implant
The update stated that the implant’s cobalt-chromium alloy carries an increased risk of femur fractures following a procedure ...
FDA Alerts Of High Thigh Fracture Risk With Zimmer Biomet's Hip Replacement Device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert about the increased risk of thigh bone fracture after surgery with ...
Zimmer pulls hip implant off the market due to fracture risk
The company plans to phase out use of its CPT Hip System by December, but the FDA is still concerned about implants in new ...
How infections after hip replacement increases risk of death: Study
Researchers found that patients with a PJI within the first year had a significantly higher 10-year mortality rate than those ...
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Fractures Form for Zimmer Biomet’s CPT Hip System
This week, FDA issued a safety communication connected to Zimmer Biomet’s CPT Hip System Femoral Stem after finding increased risk of thigh bone fracture — postoperative periprosthetic femoral ...
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Joint Infection After Hip Replacement Tied to 5-fold Higher Risk of Mortality Over 10 Years
PJI within 1 year of total hip arthroplasty is associated with a more than 5-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years.
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Prosthetic Joint Infection
We recommend peripheral blood leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein testing for all patients assessed for periprosthetic joint infection Prosthetic joint infection (PJI ...
Study finds how infections after hip replacement increases risk of death
The findings of the research were published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.