Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after arthroplasty, which is associated with pain, prolonged hospital stay, multiple surgeries, functional incapacitation, and even mortality. Using scientific and efficient management protocol including modern diagnosis and treatment of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Li, Cheng, Renz, Nora, Trampuz, Andrej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202747
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2018.30.3.138
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Sumario:Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after arthroplasty, which is associated with pain, prolonged hospital stay, multiple surgeries, functional incapacitation, and even mortality. Using scientific and efficient management protocol including modern diagnosis and treatment of PJI and eradication of infection is possible in a high percentage of affected patients. In this article, we review the current knowledge in epidemiology, classification, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of PJI.

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