Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (32): 5195-5202.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1462

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Standardized treatment of infection around the prosthesis after joint replacement

Liu Sijie, E Xiaoqiang, Pan Qi, Yao Guijun   

  1. First Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Online:2019-11-18 Published:2019-11-18
  • Contact: E Xiaoqiang, MD, Associate chief physician, Associate professor, First Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Liu Sijie, Master candidate, Physician, First Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Youth Science Foundation Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81301530 (to EXQ)| the Science and Technology Research Project of Education Department of Heilongjiang Province, No. 12541334 (to EXQ)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Although perioperative management of arthroplasty has resulted in a standardized process, the infection around the prosthesis after arthroplasty is still a difficult problem that has not been solved completely. There is still no consensus on treatment options for infection around the prosthesis after joint replacement. With the increasing number of patients, there is an urgent need for standardized treatment options with guidance significance.
OBJECTIVE: To review the research progress of peripheral infection of prosthesis after joint replacement in foreign countries in recent years.
METHODS: The first author applied computer to retrieve the relevant articles of PubMed and Springerlink databases from 1998 to 2019. The key words were “joint replacement; periprosthetic joint infection; progress in diagnosis and treatment”. A total of 400 relevant literatures were retrieved and 50 documents met the inclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) With the proposal of new serum markers such as alpha-defensin and leukocyte esterase and D-dimer, novel nuclear medical testing methods and the use of metabolomics and proteomics, periprosthetic joint infection can be found and diagnosed with early infection biomarkers. (2) In addition, new techniques can be used to disrupt biofilms, microbial reproduction processes and quantitative molecular methods to improve the accuracy of pathogen identification. (3) With the advent of these periprosthetic joint infection treatments, a rapid, accurate, and economical approach may make it easy to clearly diagnose and develop pathogens, so many cases can choose to be renovated in one phase. If soft tissue conditions are poor or do not meet the conditions of the first phase of renovation, the two-phase renovation can be entered. (4) Identifying pathogenic microorganisms, which can be treated with sensitive drugs, is well prepared for the two-phase renovation, which will be of epoch-making significance for periprosthetic joint infection treatment.  

Key words: joint replacement, periprosthetic infection, alpha-defensin, leukocyte esterase, D-dimer, new nuclear medicine testing methods, metabonomics, proteomics, one-phase renovation, two-phase renovation, National Natural Science Foundation of China

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