| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this dissertation study was to evaluate the early results of knee replacement surgeries in Lithuania and to assess the compliance of nationally applied periprosthetic infection treatment algorithms with international guidelines. In the first part of this research study early (up to 2 year after surgery) total knee arthroplasty results were analysed, and Lithuanian Arthroplasty Register validation procedure was performed – the reliability of the register was evaluated by assessing accuracy of registering revisions. Evaluation of the results of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, who underwent knee replacement surgery, was performed separately. In the second part of the study the analysis of periprosthetic infection was conducted. The frequency of periprosthetic infection after primary total knee arthroplasty, habits of antibiotic use when periprosthetic infection is suspected, as well as revision rates were evaluated by comparing patients with and without antimicrobial treatment. The results of the study are useful for medical specialists who deal with patients before or after total knee arthroplasty – orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physiotherapists and rehabilitations physicians, general practitioner doctors. |
