Periprosthetic joint infection
Diagnosis and treatment of infection after joint replacement.
Key point
Suppressive antimicrobial therapy for periprosthetic joint infection had pooled reported success rates of 74% after acute DAIR and 70% in chronic cases.
From: Practice variation, outcomes and definitions of suppressive antimicrobial therapy for prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and expert consensus statement (Clin Infect Dis, 2026 Apr 13) ↗Papers per year
Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 17, 13, 13, 17, 25.
New guidelines and consensus this year
- AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline Summary: Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures: ErratumJ Am Acad Orthop Surg2026 Oct 15
- Practice variation, outcomes and definitions of suppressive antimicrobial therapy for prosthetic joint infections: a systematic review and expert consensus statementClin Infect Dis2026 Apr 13
- Clinical management of trapeziometacarpal joint infections: a European Delphi consensus and literature reviewJ Hand Surg Eur Vol2026 Mar
- AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline Summary Prevention of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental ProceduresJ Am Acad Orthop Surg2025 Nov 1
All papers from the last 12 months
1,139 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…
- Prediction Models for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Systematic Review of Traditional and Machine Learning ApproachesMayo Clin Proc Digit Health2026 DecPMID 42751006Review
- Low bone density and post-operative outcomes following revision total shoulder arthroplastyJ Shoulder Elb Arthroplast2026 DecPMID 42701429
- Synovial interleukin-6 point-of-care testing, alone and combined with D-dimer, supports rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infectionKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc2026 DecPMID 41552985
- Accidental peri- and intraoperative faecal contamination in clean Orthopaedic Surgeries: A scoping review and proposal of a structured damage mitigation protocolJ Clin Orthop Trauma2026 NovPMID 42799036Review
- Cirrhosis is associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection following total joint arthroplastyJ Clin Orthop Trauma2026 NovPMID 42774721
- Chronic preoperative oral corticosteroid use and risk of infection after major orthopaedic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysisJ Clin Orthop Trauma2026 NovPMID 42751350Review
- Antibiotic prophylaxis in shoulder arthroplasty - increased number of early infection revisions in patients treated with clindamycin compared to cefuroximeJSES Int2026 NovPMID 42733455
- Biofilm-disrupting irrigation in established hip & knee prosthetic joint infection: a scoping reviewJ Clin Orthop Trauma2026 NovPMID 42597810Review
- Recurrent prosthetic joint infections: A review of evaluation, management, and outcomesJ Clin Orthop Trauma2026 NovPMID 42564777Review
- Periprosthetic hip infection by Francisella tularensisDiagn Microbiol Infect Dis2026 NovPMID 42314271
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How these numbers are counted
PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:
"periprosthetic joint infection*"[tiab]Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.