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. 2017 Mar 13;1(4):89-99.
doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.1.000037. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Orthopaedic device-related infection: current and future interventions for improved prevention and treatment

T Fintan Moriarty  1 , Richard Kuehl  2 , Tom Coenye  3 , Willem-Jan Metsemakers  4 , Mario Morgenstern  5 , Edward M Schwarz  6 , Martijn Riool  7 , Sebastian A J Zaat  7 , Nina Khana  2 , Stephen L Kates  8 , R Geoff Richards  1
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Orthopaedic device-related infection: current and future interventions for improved prevention and treatment

T Fintan Moriarty et al. EFORT Open Rev. .

Abstract

Orthopaedic and trauma device-related infection (ODRI) remains one of the major complications in modern trauma and orthopaedic surgery.Despite best practice in medical and surgical management, neither prophylaxis nor treatment of ODRI is effective in all cases, leading to infections that negatively impact clinical outcome and significantly increase healthcare expenditure.The following review summarises the microbiological profile of modern ODRI, the impact antibiotic resistance has on treatment outcomes, and some of the principles and weaknesses of the current systemic and local antibiotic delivery strategies.The emerging novel strategies aimed at preventing or treating ODRI will be reviewed. Particular attention will be paid to the potential for clinical impact in the coming decades, when such interventions are likely to be critically important.The review focuses on this problem from an interdisciplinary perspective, including basic science innovations and best practice in infectious disease. Cite this article: Moriarty TF, Kuehl R, Coenye T, et al. Orthopaedic device related infection: current and future interventions for improved prevention and treatment. EFORT Open Rev 2016;1:89-99. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.1.000037.

Keywords: anti-biofilm agents; biofilm; immunisation; novel antimicrobials; orthopaedic implant infections; osteomyelitis; treatment.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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