Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections
Bone and joint infections are associated with a devastating global burden. The successful treatment of these infections requires a multidisciplinary approach between orthopedic surgeons and experts of different disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach has gained ground over the past decades in m...
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| author | Romanò Carlo L. Tsantes Andreas G. Papadopoulos Dimitrios V. Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Benzakour Thami Benevenia Joseph del Sel Hernán Drago Lorenzo Mavrogenis Andreas F. |
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| description | Bone and joint infections are associated with a devastating global burden. The successful treatment of these infections requires a multidisciplinary approach between orthopedic surgeons and experts of different disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach has gained ground over the past decades in modern infection units as a more effective treatment strategy, yielding better outcomes regarding infection eradication rates, length of hospital stay, and overall cost of treatments. Additionally, preventing and managing musculoskeletal infections requires strong connections between medical associations, biological laboratories, and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. In this context, SICOT and World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) relationships have been increasing. The present editorial article discusses the multidisciplinary approach for managing bone and joint infections worldwide, explores the controversies in practices in terms of training, area of expertise, and extent of clinical involvement, and emphasizes the role of societies in research, prevention and management of musculoskeletal infections. The purpose is to acknowledge what orthopedics can obtain from specialists dealing with bone and joint infections and to consolidate their practice to provide the best care for orthopedic patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5aa476ec0574683b1e8976b99aace022022-12-22T03:44:48ZengEDP SciencesSICOT-J2426-88872022-01-018E110.1051/sicotj/2022031sicotj220053Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infectionsRomanò Carlo L.0Tsantes Andreas G.1Papadopoulos Dimitrios V.2Tsuchiya Hiroyuki3Benzakour Thami4Benevenia Joseph5del Sel Hernán6Drago Lorenzo7Mavrogenis Andreas F.8Studio Medico Cecca-Romano – Corso VeneziaDepartment of Microbiology, Saint Savvas Oncology HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics, Geisinger Medical CenterDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery – Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa UniversityZerktouni Orthopaedic ClinicDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolDepartment of Orthopaedics, British Hospital Buenos AiresClinical Microbiology, University of MilanFirst Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of MedicineBone and joint infections are associated with a devastating global burden. The successful treatment of these infections requires a multidisciplinary approach between orthopedic surgeons and experts of different disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach has gained ground over the past decades in modern infection units as a more effective treatment strategy, yielding better outcomes regarding infection eradication rates, length of hospital stay, and overall cost of treatments. Additionally, preventing and managing musculoskeletal infections requires strong connections between medical associations, biological laboratories, and the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. In this context, SICOT and World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) relationships have been increasing. The present editorial article discusses the multidisciplinary approach for managing bone and joint infections worldwide, explores the controversies in practices in terms of training, area of expertise, and extent of clinical involvement, and emphasizes the role of societies in research, prevention and management of musculoskeletal infections. The purpose is to acknowledge what orthopedics can obtain from specialists dealing with bone and joint infections and to consolidate their practice to provide the best care for orthopedic patients.https://www.sicot-j.org/articles/sicotj/full_html/2022/01/sicotj220053/sicotj220053.htmlbone and joint infectionswaiotsicottrainingorthopaedicsinfectious diseases specialists |
| spellingShingle | Romanò Carlo L. Tsantes Andreas G. Papadopoulos Dimitrios V. Tsuchiya Hiroyuki Benzakour Thami Benevenia Joseph del Sel Hernán Drago Lorenzo Mavrogenis Andreas F. Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections SICOT-J bone and joint infections waiot sicot training orthopaedics infectious diseases specialists |
| title | Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| title_full | Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| title_fullStr | Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| title_short | Infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide: the World Association against Infection in Orthopedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and SICOT continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| title_sort | infectious disease specialists and teamwork strategies worldwide the world association against infection in orthopedics and trauma waiot and sicot continue to cooperate in fighting musculoskeletal infections |
| topic | bone and joint infections waiot sicot training orthopaedics infectious diseases specialists |
| url | https://www.sicot-j.org/articles/sicotj/full_html/2022/01/sicotj220053/sicotj220053.html |
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