musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Prosthetic Joint Infectious Arthritis
Prevention of Prosthetic Joint Infectious Arthritis
In the absence of other indications (eg, valvular heart disease), whether patients with prosthetic joints need prophylactic antibiotics before procedures such as dental work and urologic instrumentation is currently unresolved. SeeAppropriate Use Criteriafrom the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) for the prevention of orthopedic implant infection in patients undergoing dental procedures. At many centers, patients are screened forS. aureuscolonization using nasal cultures. Carriers are decolonized withmupirocinointment before surgery to implant a prosthetic joint. 