ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023
The Sinus Tract in Bone and Joint Infection: Minimally Invasive Salvation or Prolonged Suffering? A Multicenter Study.
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- Esketamine hydrochloride in the management of moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms in patients undergoing multiple wound repair surgeries: A multi-centre randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Trial
- The association between fear of disease progression and financial toxicity in patients with chronic osteomyelitis: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Sinus tract and purulence as clinical criteria for periprosthetic joint infection: diagnostic accuracy, microorganisms, and clinical outcomes.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2026Article
- Periprosthetic joint infection after arthroplasty: advances and future prospects.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Periprosthetic joint infection of megaprostheses for oncologic and non-oncologic indications-IMPLANT retention or removal? A retrospective cohort study of 50 cases.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study assessed the quality of life (QOL) and the functional outcome in daily living in patients with a chronic, treatment-resistant periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) or osteomyelitis, living with a natural or iatrogenic sinus tract.
methodsA follow-up examination in three national reference centers for septic bone and joint surgery was performed utilizing the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D/A), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) score, including patients with a chronic sinus tract due to treatment-resistant PJI or osteomyelitis.
resultsIn total, 48 patients were included, with a mean follow-up time of 43.1 ± 23.9 months. The mean SF-36 Mental Component Summary (MCS) was 50.2 (±12.3) and the Physical Component Summary (PCS) was 33.9 (±11.3). The mean HADS-D was 6.6 (±4.4) and HADS-A was 6.2 (±4.6), and the VAS was 3.4 (±2.6). The SF-36 MCS showed no significant differences between the study group and the standard population (47.0,
conclusionsA sinus tract represents a treatment option in selected cases with an acceptable QOL. The treatment should be considered for multimorbid patients with a high perioperative risk or if the bone or soft tissue quality prevents surgery.
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