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Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden
Periprosthetic Joint infection (PJI) following hip and knee replacements is an important complication causing major concern for patients, operating surgeons and healthcare systems. Therefore, a standardized definition of PJI is required to improve communication and allow for valid comparisons of var...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5220178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144376 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010662 |
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author | Tansey, Rosamond Mirza, Yusuf Sukeik, Mohamed Shaath, Mohammed Haddad, Fares Sami |
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description | Periprosthetic Joint infection (PJI) following hip and knee replacements is an important complication causing major concern for patients, operating surgeons and healthcare systems. Therefore, a standardized definition of PJI is required to improve communication and allow for valid comparisons of various diagnostic and treatment strategies. This review summarizes the most commonly used definitions for PJI and the current consensus. It also highlights the economic burden related to PJIs and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to managing those infections. |
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spelling | pubmed-52201782017-01-31 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden Tansey, Rosamond Mirza, Yusuf Sukeik, Mohamed Shaath, Mohammed Haddad, Fares Sami Open Orthop J Article Periprosthetic Joint infection (PJI) following hip and knee replacements is an important complication causing major concern for patients, operating surgeons and healthcare systems. Therefore, a standardized definition of PJI is required to improve communication and allow for valid comparisons of various diagnostic and treatment strategies. This review summarizes the most commonly used definitions for PJI and the current consensus. It also highlights the economic burden related to PJIs and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to managing those infections. Bentham Open 2016-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5220178/ /pubmed/28144376 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010662 Text en © Tansey et al.; Licensee Bentham Open https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Article Tansey, Rosamond Mirza, Yusuf Sukeik, Mohamed Shaath, Mohammed Haddad, Fares Sami Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title | Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title_full | Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title_fullStr | Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title_full_unstemmed | Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title_short | Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Joint Infections and the Economic Burden |
title_sort | definition of periprosthetic hip and knee joint infections and the economic burden |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5220178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28144376 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010662 |
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