The health-economic burden of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections in Europe
This is the first study to evaluate the health-economic burden of PJIs in Europe, revealing a substantial impact on healthcare systems with an estimated case load of 20,414 cases and overall reimbursement of €346,262,026 for primary THAs and TKAs performed in 2019.
Authors
- Dominik Szymski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1739-8524)
- Nike Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-2076)
- Volker Alt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-4650)
- Leonard Marais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-8419)
- Danguolė Važnaisienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-9537)
- Markus Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-3783)
- Andreas Fontalis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-288X)
- Christof Wagner
Institutions
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Klinikum Ingolstadt (DE)
- University College London (GB)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.63.bjo-2024-0225.r1
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.12
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
- Universität Regensburg