The European Bone and Joint Infection Society definition of periprosthetic joint infection is meaningful in clinical practice: a multicentric validation study with comparison with previous definitions

Background and purpose: A new periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) definition has recently been proposed by the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS). The goals of this paper are to evaluate its diagnostic accuracy and compare it with previous definitions and to assess its accuracy in p...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Sousa, Ana Ribau, Pedro Alfaro, Marc-Antoine Burch, Joris Ploegmakers, Martin McNally, Martin Clauss, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Alex Soriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2023-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/5670