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The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

  • Provides state of the art information on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty

  • Written by authors from the leading institutions involved in treatment of prosthetic joint infection

  • Draws on a wealth of surgical experience and an associated reliable evidence base

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Microbiological Concepts of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Alexander D. Liddle
    Pages 11-17
  3. Depilation and Skin Preparation to Prevent an Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Carlos Kalbakdij-Sánchez, Gregorio Arroyo-Salcedo, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 31-33
  4. Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Infection in Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 35-46
  5. Preoperative Screening and Eradication of Infection

    • Alexander D. Liddle, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 47-53
  6. Clinical Diagnosis of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Stephen M. Petis, Matthew P. Abdel
    Pages 55-60
  7. Diagnosis by Imaging of the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Carmen Martín-Hervás, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 61-70
  8. Serological Markers of Infection in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Alexander J. Rondon, Timothy L. Tan, Javad Parvizi
    Pages 71-78
  9. The Role of Knee Aspiration in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Juan S. Ruiz-Pérez, Mercedes Agüera-Gavaldá, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 79-85
  10. Histological Diagnosis in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Paddy Subramanian, Rahul Patel
    Pages 97-103
  11. Sonication of Removed Implants in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Enrique Gómez-Barrena, Eduardo García-Rey
    Pages 117-121
  12. Antibiotic Suppression in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • José A. García-Ramos García, Alicia Rico-Nieto, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 123-126
  13. Arthroscopic Debridement of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Jonathan Miles, Michael T. Parratt
    Pages 127-131
  14. Open Debridement and Polyethylene Exchange (ODPE) in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Carlos A. Encinas-Ullán, Ángel Martínez-Lloreda, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 133-138
  15. One-Stage Revision Arthroplasty in the Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Jurek R. T. Pietrzak, David A. George, Fares S. Haddad
    Pages 139-149
  16. Two-Stage Revision of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

    • Agustín Garabito-Cociña, Primitivo Gómez-Cardero, E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán
    Pages 151-163

About this book

This book is structured in a way that guides the reader from prevention through to diagnosis and then treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty, in each case providing state of the art information on available techniques and procedures. The section on the crucial preventive measures include guidance on preoperative optimization and skin preparation, antibiotic prophylaxis, and preoperative microbiological screening. All relevant aspects of diagnosis of infection are considered in detail, and the treatment-related section includes chapters on antibiotic suppression, arthroscopic lavage, open debridement with polyethylene exchange, one- and two-stage revision arthroplasty, and knee arthrodesis as a salvage procedure.  Readers will also find clear instruction on how to proceed when all attempts to eradicate infection fail. In reflecting the latest knowledge and practice in this rapidly advancing field, the book will be an asset to all who are involved in the care of

these patients. 

Reviews

“This book succinctly directs the reader through a stepwise process of diagnosing and subsequently treating the infected total knee replacement arthroplasty … . Medical students, residents, and researchers will find this book useful. ... This would be a worthwhile addition to the academic medical library frequented by medical students, residents, and research scientists who are interested in prosthetic knee joint infection and still reference print books.” (Samuel J. Chmell, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2018)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán

  • University College London Hospitals , London, United Kingdom

    Sam Oussedik

About the editors

E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán is a Specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon who currently works at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Rodríguez-Merchán graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1974 from Complutense University, Madrid and subsequently gained his PhD in Medicine and Surgery. He is a former Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Dr. Rodríguez-Merchán is the author of about 200 articles in peer-reviewed PubMed-cited journals and ten books.

Sam Oussedik is an orthopaedic surgeon and consultant at the University College London Hospital since 2012, specialising in knee surgery. He chairs the multi-disciplinary group receiving referrals of infected total joint arthoplasty patients from across London and further afield. He is the speciality editor for knee surgery for the Bone & Joint Journal and the Director of Surgical Education for UCLH. Dr Ou
ssedik has published more 30 peer reviewed articles and 2 books.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Book Subtitle: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

  • Editors: E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán, Sam Oussedik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66730-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66729-4Published: 15 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88307-6Published: 04 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66730-0Published: 25 November 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 191

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Infectious Diseases, Traumatic Surgery

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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