An emerging and concerning challenge is the rising incidence of implant failure due to prosthetic joint infection (PJI).

Periprosthetic infections following total knee arthroplasty represents a tremendous economic burden for tertiary-care centers and patients, according to a study published in The Journal of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Between 2013 and 2025, use of non-aspirin antithrombotic therapy declined in total joint arthroplasty. The use ...

The University of Cincinnati has enrolled the first patients in Peptilogics’ RETAIN trial, testing the effectiveness of an investigational drug in patients with prosthetic joint infections following ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotic-assisted total joint arthroplasty (TJA) continues to gain popularity, with the volume of robotic-assisted procedures increasing 601.2% between 2015 ...

An intensive, 18-week lifestyle medicine (LSM) program helped high-risk patients with osteoarthritis mitigate infections and pain after knee or hip surgery compared with those with standard-of-care, ...

In an update 12 years in the making, two orthopedic surgeons' organizations have issued new guidance on preventing periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) when patients undergo dental procedures before ...

A patient who experienced swelling and infection after knee replacement usually has two choices: take penicillin or have another surgery. Physicians at Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada spoke with ...

SUNDAY, April 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Wondering what recovery is really like after knee replacement surgery? Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, chief of hip and knee replacement surgery at Boston Medical Center, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had left knee replacement surgery three weeks ago. He has had continuous unrelenting pain since. He was initially on hydrocodone with acetaminophen alternating with tramadol ...