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. 2019 Jun;28(6S):S67-S99.
doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.015.

Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection

Grant E Garrigues  1 , Benjamin Zmistowski  2 , Alexus M Cooper  2 , Andrew Green  3 ; ICM Shoulder Group
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Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection

Grant E Garrigues et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. A multidisciplinary team of international experts from all 9 subspecialties of orthopedic surgery and allied fields of infectious disease, microbiology, and epidemiology was assembled to form the International Consensus Group. The following consensus proceedings from the International Consensus Meeting involve 30 questions pertaining to the management of periprosthetic shoulder infection.

Keywords: MRSA; Shoulder arthroplasty; component retention; irrigation and débridement; periprosthetic shoulder infection; resection shoulder arthroplasty; two-stage exchange; unexpected positive cultures.

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