Question

Prosthetic joint infection is most often because of a. defective replacement material. b. injury to the joint. c. hematogenous transfer. d. arthritis.

Answer 1

Answer: Prosthetic joint infection is most often because of defective replacement material and hematogenous transfer. The correct options are A and C.

Explanation: A prosthetic joint is a joint that is replaced with an orthopaedic prosthesis due to a dysfunctional joint surface or arthritis.Infection is the most serious complication of joint replacement.

Prosthetic joint infection is classified into the following:

-acute postoperative,

-delayed onset, and

- acute late onset

these infections are a result of intraoperative wound or device contamination or in the case of acute late onset prosthetic joint infection result from hematogenous seeding of a prosthetic joint by bacteria invading from a remote site of infection. I hope this helps. Thanks