Infographic: The EBJIS definition of periprosthetic joint infection

Affiliations

¹ The Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
² Porto Bone Infection Group (GRIP), Orthopaedic Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
⁴ Arthroplasty Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
⁷ Head of the Center for Musculoskeletal Infections, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁸ Levitetz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, USA.
⁹ Head of Bone Infection, Orthopaedic Hospital Valdoltra, Ankaran, Slovenia.

M McNally et al. Bone Joint J. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;103-B(1):16-17.

doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B1.BJJ-2020-2417.

¹ The Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
² Porto Bone Infection Group (GRIP), Orthopaedic Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
⁴ Arthroplasty Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Head of Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
⁷ Head of the Center for Musculoskeletal Infections, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁸ Levitetz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, USA.
⁹ Head of Bone Infection, Orthopaedic Hospital Valdoltra, Ankaran, Slovenia.

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