Overview
Provides state of the art information on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty
Written by authors from the leading institutions involved in treatment of prosthetic joint infection
Draws on a wealth of surgical experience and an associated reliable evidence base
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book is structured in a way that guides the reader from prevention through to diagnosis and then treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty, in each case providing state of the art information on available techniques and procedures. The section on the crucial preventive measures include guidance on preoperative optimization and skin preparation, antibiotic prophylaxis, and preoperative microbiological screening. All relevant aspects of diagnosis of infection are considered in detail, and the treatment-related section includes chapters on antibiotic suppression, arthroscopic lavage, open debridement with polyethylene exchange, one- and two-stage revision arthroplasty, and knee arthrodesis as a salvage procedure. Readers will also find clear instruction on how to proceed when all attempts to eradicate infection fail. In reflecting the latest knowledge and practice in this rapidly advancing field, the book will be an asset to all who are involved in the care of
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sam Oussedik is an orthopaedic surgeon and consultant at the University College London Hospital since 2012, specialising in knee surgery. He chairs the multi-disciplinary group receiving referrals of infected total joint arthoplasty patients from across London and further afield. He is the speciality editor for knee surgery for the Bone & Joint Journal and the Director of Surgical Education for UCLH. Dr Ou
ssedik has published more 30 peer reviewed articles and 2 books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Book Subtitle: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Editors: E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Sam Oussedik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66730-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66729-4Published: 15 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88307-6Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66730-0Published: 25 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 191
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Infectious Diseases, Traumatic Surgery