SynthesisEuropean journal of medical research2024
Diagnostic and prognostic relevance of plain radiographs for periprosthetic joint infections of the hip: a literature review.
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- Bacteriophages in Hip and Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Promising Tool in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Periprosthetic joint infection and heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Extensive Periprosthetic Lucencies and Acetabular Protrusio in a Hip Hemiarthroplasty: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The accuracy of spectral CT with quantitative parameters in differentiating septic from aseptic periprosthetic complications.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Is three-phase bone scintigraphy really obsolete? : a combined TPBS-CRP diagnostic method.Bone & joint research · 2026Article
- The Application of artificial intelligence in periprosthetic joint infection.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Editorial: Bacteriophage therapy in orthopedics-Key questions and emerging answers.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Article
- [Diagnostic value ofZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Predicting Periprosthetic Joint Infections.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Applications of machine learning and deep learning in musculoskeletal medicine: a narrative review.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of Culture, Histopathology, and mNGS for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Using Periprosthetic Tissue Samples: A Prospective Clinical Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Imaging in Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Review.Microorganisms · 2024Review
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Abstract
Conventional radiography is regularly used to evaluate complications after total hip arthroplasty. In various recent consensus meetings, however, plain radiographs of a potentially infected hip joint have been judged as being only relevant to exclude diagnoses other than infection. Solid data on radiographic presentations of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are scarce. As a result, the prognostic value of radiological features in low-grade PJI remains uncertain. The present review article aims to present an overview of the available literature and to develop ideas on future perspectives to define the diagnostic possibilities of radiography in PJIs of the hip. The primary outcome of interest of this systematic review was the radiologic presentation of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip. As secondary outcome of interest served the sensitivity and specificity of the radiologic presentation of periprosthetic joint infections. Of the included articles, 26 were reviews, essays, or case reports and only 18 were clinical studies. Typical radiologic abnormalities of PJI were a periosteal reaction, a wide band of radiolucency at the cement-bone or metal-bone interface, patchy osteolysis, implant loosening, bone resorption around the implant, and transcortical sinus tracts. The frequency of their occurrence is still inadequately defined. A deeper understanding of the underlying causes and the relation between microorganisms to radiologic abnormalities can probably help clinicians in the future to diagnose a PJI. This is why further research shall focus on the radiographic features of PJI.
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