Scoping review: Diagnosis and management of periprosthetic joint infection in elbow arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total elbow arthroplasty is an effective treatment for patients with painful elbow arthritis. Infection can be a serious complication. The aim of this scoping review was to document the available evidence on periprosthetic elbow infection.

Methods

A search of Medline, Embase and PubMed was performed; two authors screened results independently. Systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies and case series including periprosthetic elbow infection were eligible.

Results

A total of 46 studies were included. The median rate of periprosthetic elbow infection reported from recent published studies is 3.3%. The most commonly identified causative organisms are Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.

SUBMITTER: Watts AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature