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Review
. 2018 Dec 10;6(3):173-176.
doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1675800. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current Concepts Review

Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli  1 , Enrico Guerra  2 , Tommaso Roberti di Sarsina  1 , Domenico Alesi  1 , Stefano Fratini  1 , Eugenio Cammisa  1 , Vito Gaetano Rinaldi  1 , Giada Lullini  3 , Roberto Rotini  2 , Stefano Zaffagnini  1
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Review

Diagnosis and Treatment of Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current Concepts Review

Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli et al. Joints. .

Abstract

Periprosthetic shoulder infection (PSI) is an emerging pathology which requires many improvements in diagnosis and treatment to obtain a satisfying success rate. Different approaches have been described. This article summarizes current concepts of diagnostic process and main treatments described in the literature.

Keywords: diagnosis; infection; prosthesis; shoulder; treatment.

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Conflict of Interest None declared.

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Persistent infection rate after different surgical treatment of infected shoulder prosthesis.
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