Differences in the rate of periprosthetic joint infections in revision hip and knee arthroplasty depending on the applied definition
Objectives: Differentiating periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) from aseptic failure is challenging in total joint arthroplasty. Various criteria for PJI diagnosis have been established. To date, there is no consensus about the most accurate criteria. The current study aims to compare the most common [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- BG Klinik Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou187
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00