Twenty common errors in the diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic joint infection.

Cheng Li Nora Renz Andrej Trampuz Cristina Ojeda-Thies

Published in: International orthopaedics (2019)

Multidisciplinary teamwork with infectious disease specialists and microbiologists in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons have a synergistic effect on the management of PJI. An awareness of the possible pitfalls can improve diagnosis and treatment results.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
quality improvement
patient safety
total hip
adverse drug
total hip arthroplasty
thoracic surgery
emergency department
total knee arthroplasty