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. 2022 Nov;104-B(11):1193-1195.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.104B11.BJJ-2022-0944.

Periprosthetic joint infection: what next?

Vishal Rajput  1   2 , R M D Meek  3 , Fares S Haddad  1   4   5   6
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Periprosthetic joint infection: what next?

Vishal Rajput et al. Bone Joint J. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains an extremely challenging complication. We have focused on this issue more over the last decade than previously, but there are still many unanswered questions. We now have a workable definition that everyone should align to, but we need to continue to focus on identifying the organisms involved. Surgical strategies are evolving and care is becoming more patient-centred. There are some good studies under way. There are, however, still numerous problems to resolve, and the challenge of PJI remains a major one for the orthopaedic community. This annotation provides some up-to-date thoughts about where we are, and the way forward. There is still scope for plenty of research in this area.Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2022;104-B(11):1193-1195.

Keywords: National Joint Registry; Periprosthetic joint infection; Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI); Synovial fluid; antibiotics; arthroplasties; biofilms; biomarkers; infections; monoclonal antibodies; organism(s).

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