BookAntonia Chen, MD, MBA, Director of research in Arthroplasty, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Summary: "Orthopaedic infections represent common, potentially devastating, and sometimes fatal complications that can occur after any surgery. Infections associated with orthopaedic trauma are especially prevalent, and there is an increasing incidence of bone infections linked to a greater number of joint arthroplasties being performed annually. Management of Orthopaedic Infections: A Practical Guide by renowned orthopaedic surgeon and researcher Antonia Chen is a practical clinical reference to assist clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of challenging infections spanning the entire orthopaedic specialty"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Detection of Microbes in Orthopaedic Infections / Michael Henry, Andy O. Miller, and Barry D. Brause
Antibiotics for Orthopaedic Infections / Alaina S. Ritter and Sandra B. Nelson
Irrigation Solutions for Orthopaedic Infections / Michael Yayac, Samuel J. Clarkson, Craig Della Valle, and Javad Parvizi
Surgical Wound Dressings after Treating Orthopaedic Infections / Patrick Moody and Bryan Springer
Osteomyelitis / Martin McNally
Treatment of the Septic Native Joint / Timothy L. Tan and Sommer Hammoud
Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection / Malcolm E. Dombrowski and Brian A. Klatt
Infection after Fracture Fixation and Infected Nonunions / Arvind von Keudell and Michael J. Weaver
Spine Infections / Caleb M. Yeung and Melvin C. Makhni
Graft Infections / Robert Tisherman, Itamar Neto, Orr Limpisvasti, and Carola F. van Eck.