Principles of Orthopedic Infection Management 1st Edition

Description

Principles of Orthopedic Infection Management – 1st Edition

Principles of Orthopedic Infection Management, 1st Edition is a comprehensive clinical reference covering the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic infections. Edited by Stephen L. Kates and Olivier Borens, the book combines the expertise of AO Trauma with contributions from specialists in orthopedic traumatology and infectious diseases.

Orthopedic infection remains one of the most serious complications following trauma, fracture fixation and joint-replacement surgery. This book provides practical, evidence-based guidance for managing bone, joint, soft-tissue, implant-associated and postoperative infections.

The content is supported by real clinical cases, decision-making algorithms, more than 800 illustrations and six online video presentations demonstrating important techniques for managing infected joints, tissues and orthopedic implants.

Key Features

• Comprehensive coverage of orthopedic infection management
• Contributions from 63 internationally recognised specialists
• Expertise from orthopedic trauma and infectious-disease disciplines
• Core principles of infection prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• Twenty-one detailed adult-patient case examples
• Four pediatric-patient case examples
• Nine algorithms supporting complex clinical decisions
• More than 800 clinical images and illustrations
• Six online procedural video presentations
• Covers infected joints, tissues, fractures and implants
• Provides practical guidance on antibiotic spacers and cement nails
• Suitable for trainees and experienced orthopedic surgeons

Major Topics Covered

• Principles of orthopedic infection
• Epidemiology and risk factors
• Microbiology of musculoskeletal infections
• Biofilm formation on orthopedic implants
• Prevention of surgical-site infection
• Clinical and laboratory diagnosis
• Imaging of bone and joint infections
• Antimicrobial treatment
• Surgical debridement
• Fracture-related infection
• Implant-associated infection
• Periprosthetic joint infection
• Osteomyelitis
• Septic arthritis
• Soft-tissue and wound management
• Antibiotic-loaded bone cement
• One-stage and two-stage revision surgery
• Pediatric orthopedic infection
• Management in resource-limited settings

Video Procedures Include

• Preparation of a hip spacer
• Coating a femoral stem
• Preparation of an articulating knee spacer
• Preparation of a shoulder spacer
• Preparation of an antibiotic-loaded cement nail for the tibia
• Removal of an infected total joint arthroplasty

Recommended For

• Orthopedic and trauma surgeons
• Joint-replacement surgeons
• MS, FCPS and DNB Orthopaedics trainees
• Orthopedic residents and fellows
• Infectious-disease specialists
• Clinical microbiologists
• Reconstructive and plastic surgeons
• Researchers in musculoskeletal infection
• Hospitals and institutional medical libraries