Table 7 The 50 most cited meta-analysis studies on PJI ranked by citation.
From: Meta-analysis in periprosthetic joint infection: a global bibliometric analysis
Rank | Title | Times cited |
|---|---|---|
1 | Antibiotic prophylaxis for wound infections in total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review | 264 |
2 | Efficacy of antibiotic-impregnated cement in total hip replacement: a meta-analysis | 235 |
3 | Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 172 |
4 | Utility of intraoperative frozen section histopathology in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 145 |
5 | FDG-PET for diagnosing prosthetic joint infection: systematic review and metaanalysis | 144 |
6 | Patient-related risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 139 |
7 | Chronic infections in hip arthroplasties: comparing risk of reinfection following one-stage and two-stage revision: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 117 |
8 | Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 114 |
9 | The alpha-defensin immunoassay and leukocyte esterase colorimetric strip test for the diagnosis of periprosthetic infection a systematic review and meta-analysis | 90 |
10 | A systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement use in primary total hip or knee arthroplasty | 88 |
11 | Risk factors for deep infection after total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis | 81 |
12 | Infection after primary total hip arthroplasty | 79 |
13 | Re-infection outcomes following one- and two-stage surgical revision of infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 78 |
14 | Prosthesis infection: diagnosis after total joint arthroplasty with antigranulocyte scintigraphy with99mTc-labeled monoclonal antibodies - a meta-analysis | 76 |
15 | Allogeneic blood transfusion is a significant risk factor for surgical-site infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis | 74 |
16 | Inflammatory blood laboratory levels as markers of prosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 74 |
17 | Meta-analysis of sonication fluid samples from prosthetic components for diagnosis of infection after total joint arthroplasty | 68 |
18 | Re-infection outcomes following one- and two-stage surgical revision of infected hip prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 65 |
19 | Use of static or articulating spacers for infection following total knee arthroplasty | 61 |
20 | PCR-based diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection | 57 |
21 | Preoperative aspiration culture for preoperative diagnosis of infection in total hip or knee arthroplasty | 56 |
22 | Synovial fluid biomarkers for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 47 |
23 | Evaluation of white cell count and differential in synovial fluid for diagnosing infections after total hip or knee arthroplasty | 35 |
24 | Prosthesis infection: diagnosis after total joint arthroplasty with three-phase bone scintigraphy | 35 |
25 | Diagnostic performance of FDG PET or PET/CT in prosthetic infection after arthroplasty: a meta-analysis | 34 |
26 | Procalcitonin and a-defensin for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections | 34 |
27 | The accuracy of imaging techniques in the assessment of periprosthetic hip infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 32 |
28 | Control strategies to prevent total hip replacement-related infections: a systematic review and mixed treatment comparison | 30 |
29 | Outcomes following debridement, antibiotics and implant retention in the management of periprosthetic infections of the hip: a review of cohort studies | 30 |
30 | Total joint arthroplasty following intra-articular steroid injection: a literature review | 30 |
31 | Do intra-articular steroid injections increase infection rates in subsequent arthroplasty? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies | 29 |
32 | Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | 28 |
33 | What is the accuracy of nuclear imaging in the assessment of periprosthetic knee infection? A meta-analysis | 28 |
34 | Does previous intra-articular steroid injection increase the risk of joint infection following total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis | 27 |
35 | Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of antibiotics and antiseptics for preventing infection in people receiving primary total hip and knee prostheses | 25 |
36 | Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein for periprosthetic joint infection: a meta-analysis | 24 |
37 | Use of anti-granulocyte scintigraphy with 99mTc-labeled monoclonal antibodies for the diagnosis of periprosthetic infection in patients after total joint arthroplasty: a diagnostic meta-analysis | 24 |
38 | Serum and synovial fluid interleukin-6 for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection | 23 |
39 | The application of sonication in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection | 22 |
40 | The impact of neuraxial versus general anesthesia on the incidence of postoperative surgical site infections following knee or hip arthroplasty a meta-analysis | 22 |
41 | Do ‘Surgical Helmet Systems’ or ‘Body Exhaust Suits’ affect contamination and deep infection rates in arthroplasty? A systematic review | 21 |