The PJI-TNM Classification as Predictor for Revision-Free Implant Survival Rates in Patients with Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip or Knee Joint
The PJI-TNM classification is well suited to classify PJIs. Its complexity allows for more than 500 different combinations of classifications. Further validation data are needed, but to us, the PJI-TNM classification seems to offer the possibility of comparing patients with PJIs. It may, therefore, be a very valuable tool in order to compare cohorts with PJIs and provide individual data for patient specific outcomes.
Authors
- Alexander Franz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9984-3902)
- Thomas M. Randau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5224-9639)
- Frank Sebastian Fröschen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6458-264X)
- Ernst Molitor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0784-6442)
- Gunnar T. R. Hischebeth
- Lisa Greber
Institutions
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Krankenhaus der Augustinerinnen (DE)
- Klinikum Ludwigshafen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Disease Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17030054
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn