The terminal complement pathway is activated in septic but not in aseptic shoulder revision arthroplasties.

Meinshausen, Ann-Kathrin; Märtens, Nicole; Berth, Alexander; Färber, Jacqueline; Awiszus, Friedemann; Macor, Paolo; Lohmann, Christoph H; Bertrand, Jessica

Meinshausen, Ann-Kathrin; Märtens, Nicole; Berth, Alexander; Färber, Jacqueline; Awiszus, Friedemann; Macor, Paolo; Lohmann, Christoph H; Bertrand, Jessica.

Affiliation

Meinshausen AK; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Märtens N; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Berth A; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Färber J; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Infection Control and Prevention, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Awiszus F; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Macor P; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Lohmann CH; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Bertrand J; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. Electronic address: jessica.bertrand@med.ovgu.de.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg ; 27(10): 1837-1844, 2018 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30139682

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder/adverse effects; C-Reactive Protein/metabolism; Prosthesis-Related Infections/diagnosis; Prosthesis-Related Infections/metabolism; Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis; Staphylococcal Infections/metabolism; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antigens, CD/metabolism; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/metabolism; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder/methods; Biomarkers/metabolism; Complement C3/metabolism; Complement C5/metabolism; Complement C9/metabolism; Complement Pathway, Alternative; Humans; Leukocyte Count; Middle Aged; Prostheses and Implants/adverse effects; Prosthesis-Related Infections/microbiology; Reoperation/adverse effects; Sensitivity and Specificity; Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; alpha-Defensins/metabolism

Key words

Total shoulder arthroplasty; arthroplasty; bacteria; complement pathway; infection; septic prosthesis loosening

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Staphylococcal Infections / C-Reactive Protein / Prosthesis-Related Infections / Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Shoulder Elbow Surg Journal subject: ORTOPEDIA Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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