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Medication. Antibiotics. Frequency. Approximately 2% of hip and knee replacements. Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), also known as peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI), is an acute, sub-acute or chronic infection of a prosthetic joint. It may occur in the period after the joint replacement or many years later.
While bone resorption is commonly associated with many diseases or joint problems, the term osteolysis generally refers to a problem common to artificial joint replacements such as total hip replacements, total knee replacements and total shoulder replacements.
The Oxford Hip Score (OHS) is a standard patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure, or PROM, developed to assess function and pain in patients undergoing total hip replacement (THR) surgery, [1] [2] particularly in the context of clinical trials.
congenital dislocation of the hip joint (CDH) Hip dysplasia (human) acetabular dysplasia (shallow hip socket) frozen shoulder, loose shoulder; traumatized and malaligned joint; joint stiffness; Complications. Blot clots or deep vein thrombosis; Infection; Bleeding; Periprosthetic fracture; Loosening; Mechanical wear; Failure; See also ...