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Arlen D. Hanssen

Researcher at Mayo Clinic

Publications -  351
Citations -  29275

Arlen D. Hanssen is an academic researcher from Mayo Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arthroplasty & Periprosthetic. The author has an hindex of 91, co-authored 349 publications receiving 25847 citations. Previous affiliations of Arlen D. Hanssen include University of Nebraska Medical Center & Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

TL;DR: These guidelines include evidence-based and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with PJI treated with debridement and retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty with or without subsequent staged reimplantation.
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Sonication of Removed Hip and Knee Prostheses for Diagnosis of Infection

TL;DR: Culturing of samples obtained by sonication of prostheses was more sensitive than conventional periprosthetic-tissue culture for the microbiologic diagnosis of prosthetic hip and knee infection, especially in patients who had received antimicrobial therapy within 14 days before surgery.
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Risk Factors for Prosthetic Joint Infection: Case-Control Study

TL;DR: It is suggested that a surgical site infection not involving the joint prosthesis, an NNIS System surgical patient risk index score of 1 or 2, the presence of a malignancy, and a history of a joint arthroplasty are associated with an increased risk of prosthetic joint infection.
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Executive summary: diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

TL;DR: These guidelines include evidence-based and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with PJI treated with debridement and retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty with or without subsequent staged reimplantation.
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Postoperative complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome undergoing hip or knee replacement: a case-control study

TL;DR: Adverse postoperative outcomes occurred at a higher rate in patients with a diagnosis of OSAS undergoing hip or knee replacement compared with a group of matched control patients.