A radio- and fluorescently labelled tracer for imaging and quantification of bacterial infection on orthopaedic prostheses <subtitle>a proof of principle study</subtitle>

AimsArthroplasty surgery of the knee and hip is performed in two to three million patients annually. Periprosthetic joint infections occur in 4% of these patients. Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) surgery aimed at cleaning the infected prosthesis often fails, subsequently requi...

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Published in:	Bone & Joint Research
Main Authors:	Mick M. Welling, Kim Warbroek, Chrow Khurshid, Matthias N. van Oosterom, Daphne D. D. Rietbergen, Mark G. J. de Boer, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Fijs W. B. van Leeuwen, Bart G. Pijls, Tessa Buckle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Infectious diseases Orthopaedic surgery Image-guided surgery Molecular imaging Fluorescence-guided surgery Radioguided surgery
Online Access:	https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/10.1302/2046-3758.121.BJR-2022-0216.R1