Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (35): 5687-5693.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1017

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Advances in the application of antibiotics for periprosthetic joint infection after total knee and hip arthroplasties

Hou Senrong1, Lin Jiongtong1, Liu Jun2, Han Yanhong1, Pan Jianke2, Zeng Lingfeng2, Liang Guihong2   

  1. 1the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
  • Contact: Liu Jun, Chief physician, Professor, Co-doctoral supervisor, Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Hou Senrong, the Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Chinese Medicine Standardization Project of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, No. SATCM-2015-BZ115; the “Orthopedic Surgery Robot Application Center” Construction Project of the National Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, No. 2017MHDOSR1008; the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, No. 2012B061700037; the Project of Department of Finance of Guangdong Province, No. [2014]157 and [2018]8; the Medical Science Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. A2017215; the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, No. YK2013B2N19 and YN2015MS15

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection is the severest complication after total hip and knee arthroplasties. Antibiotics are essential for periprosthetic joint infection. However, the administration of antibiotics for periprosthetic joint infection after hip and knee arthroplasties, such as usage timing, optimal treatment course, and administration ways needs a further investigation. 

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research progress of antibiotics used in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection at home and abroad, in order to provide reference for the antibiotic treatment of periprosthetic joint infection after total hip and knee arthroplasties.
METHODS: Comprehensive search of CBMdisc, CNKI, VIP, and WanFang, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases from 2002 to 2018 was performed. The key words were “joint replacement, postoperative infections, antibiotics” and “knee, hip, arthroplasty, infect, antibiotics” in Chinese and English, respectively. The epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and treatment methods of periprosthetic joint infection after total hip and knee arthroplasties, as well as usage of antibiotics were summarized.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Forty-seven articles were included. (2) There is still a lack of uniform standards for the use timing, optimal treatment course, dosage and administration ways of antibiotics for periprosthetic joint infection. Most of studies only show the importance of the choice of antibiotics and combination therapy postoperatively. The specific treatment course, administration ways, and doses are unclear. (3) Use of antibiotics for periprosthetic joint infection is mostly based on expert consensus or experience, and there is no high-quality evidence-based medicine. (4) Therefore, relevant evidence-based and randomized controlled trials are needed to provide high-quality, accurate and effective evidence-based medicine for the management of antibiotic use after total hip and knee arthroplasties, and thus providing reference for clinical practice. 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Review Literature as Topic, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Infection, Tissue Engineering

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