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Author:   J.J. Chris Arts (Maastricht University, Eindhoven University and Twente University, The Netherlands) ,  Jan Geurts (Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780081002056

ISBN 10:   008100205
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Part One: Fundamentals of periprosthetic joint infections 1: Prevention of joint infections 2: Biofilm formation and the biological response 3: Biomaterials in treatment of orthopedic infections 4: S53P4 bioactive glass 5: Experimental models in orthopedic infection research Part Two: Types of periprosthetic joint infections 6: Periprosthetic infection in the hip joint 7: Infection in total knee arthroplasty 8: Periprosthetic infection in shoulder and elbow joints Part Three: Managing and treating periprosthetic joint infections 9: Practice and guidelines for treating periprosthetic joint infections: Single- and two-stage revision 10: PMMA beads and spacers for local antibiotic administration 11: Pathogen-directed antibiotic therapy Part Four: Case studies 12: Imaging of prosthetic joint infections

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Dr. J.J. Chris Arts is Associate Professor Translational Biomaterials Research Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands and Lecturer and Scientist at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is also Cofounder of European Society of Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Trauma, board member of Dutch Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Dutch orthopedic Society Biotechnology workgroup and a reviewer for several orthopedic and biomaterials orientated peer-review journals. Dr. J. A. P. Geurts is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Adult Reconstruction Hip and Infection Unit, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands. He is also a Board Member of the Dutch Orthopaedic Society, Infection workgroup and a Reviewer for the Dutch Journal of Orthopaedics.

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