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Rheumatologists must ‘balance’ flare, infection risks in hip, knee replacement

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Mitigating infection risks while preventing flares is often a balancing act for rheumatologists ...
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Rising incidence of failure of hip and knee replacement due to infection

Total hip and knee replacement surgeries are among the most successful procedures in modern orthopaedics, offering significant pain relief and improved quality of life. However, an emerging and ...
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HSS Study Finds Infection Rates at a High-Volume Academic Orthopedic Center After Total Knee Arthroplasty are Low Regardless of Individual Surgeon Volume

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A retrospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators found that infection rates at a high-volume academic orthopedic center following total knee ...
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Incorrect penicillin allergy diagnosis linked to serious joint infection risk after knee surgery

A research team led by the Department of Medicine and the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, under the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong ...
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HKUMed finds mislabelled penicillin allergy linked to serious joint infection risk after knee surgery; launches first pharmacist-led allergy service

Researchers from HKUMed have uncovered a serious risk of joint infection following knee surgery, linked to allergy mislabelling. In response, HKUMed has launched a new research-focused pharmacist-led ...