Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Clinical Practice Protocol in High-Risk Patients

Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Clinical Practice Protocol in High-Risk Patients

<i>Background:</i> Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) represents 25% of failed total knee arthroplasties (TKA). The European Knee Associates (EKA) formed a transatlantic panel of experts to perform a literature review examining patient-related risk factors with the objective of produci...

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Main Authors: Ferdinando Iannotti, Paolo Prati, Andrea Fidanza, Raffaele Iorio, Andrea Ferretti, Daniel Pèrez Prieto, Nanne Kort, Bruno Violante, Gennaro Pipino, Alfredo Schiavone Panni, Michael Hirschmann, Marco Mugnaini, Pier Francesco Indelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
TKA
PJI
periprosthetic joint infections
knee
hip
infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/4/186

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