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SynthesisMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Bacteriophages in Hip and Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Promising Tool in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.

Filippo Migliorini, Luise Schäfer, Raju Vaishya, Jörg Eschweiler, Francesco Oliva, Arne Driessen, Gennaro Pipino, Nicola Maffulli

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Synthesis in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antibiofilm-coated intramedullary nailing for tibial and femoral diaphyseal fractures at high-risk infection: outcomes of 103 consecutive patients.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026
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  2. [Bacteriophage Therapy in Orthopaedics and Trauma].Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Filippo MiglioriniDepartment of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06097 Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7220-1221
Luise SchäferDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Eifelklinik St. Brigida, Kammerbruchstr. 8, 52152 Simmerath, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-2047-4515
Raju VaishyaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi 110076, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9577-9533
Jörg EschweilerDepartment of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06097 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Francesco OlivaDepartment of Sports Traumatology, Università Telematica San Raffaele, 00166 Rome, Italy.
Arne DriessenDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Luisenhospital, 52064 Aachen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3966-4237
Gennaro PipinoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Villa Erbosa Hospital, IRCCS Ospedale S. Raffaele, 40119 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1096-8467
Nicola MaffulliDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, University La Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5327-3702

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

BacteriophagesDrug Resistance, MicrobialPhage TherapyProsthesis-Related InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBiofilmsHip JointHumansKnee JointAnti-Bacterial Agentsbiofilmchronic infectionpersonalised phage preparationrelapseStaphylococcus aureussuppressive antibiotic therapytherapy

Identifiers

PMID41562899
PMCPMC12821639

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