Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains one of the most common causes of revision arthroplasty. It can result in multiple revision surgeries and significant patient morbidity. Periprosthetic infection rates remain around 1-2% after primary total hip and knee arthroplasty and comprise approximately 7-12% of revision cases.

Orthopedic hardware infections are much feared and costly complications that can occur when these devices are implemented both in traumatic cases as well as in joint replacement surgery. Because these infections can lead to great morbidity, it is important to...