Avoiding infection in lower joint replacement surgery results in an average cost savings of about $100,000 per patient. The use of an alcohol-based nasal antiseptic before surgery lowers surgical site ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Joint replacement surgery is common for patients with arthritis or other joint injury and is usually successful ...

Many patients who have a total joint replacement want to know how to have the best recovery and prevent infection. Infection occurs in 1-3 percent of patients nationally*. Some of these are avoidable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted Osteal’s VT-X7 breakthrough therapy designation based on recent trial data. The investigational ...

Credit: Getty Images. The FDA has granted Orphan Drug designation to TNP-2092 (TenNor Therapeutics) powder for intravenous IV injection for the treatment of prosthetic joint infections. The Food and ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, may play a significant role in treating complex bacterial infections in prosthetic joints, according to new research. The findings suggest phage therapy could provide a ...

The popularity of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists has led to a concomitant increase in the need to understand the potential perioperative ramifications of taking these drugs, from ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...

Septic arthritis is an infection that affects one or more joints. Bacteria most often cause it, although fungi and viruses may cause it in rare situations. Certain factors can increase your risk.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For Mary-Beth Molitor, it's a longed-for walk on the beach. For Rick Stimac, it's simply a matter of adjusting mentally and physically to the new life he's been handed. That's what ...