Long-Term Patient-Related Quality of Life after Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection.

Nike WalterMarkus RuppKatja HierlMatthias KochMaximilian KerschbaumMichael WorlicekVolker Alt

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

PJI patients still suffer from significantly lower quality of life compared to normative data, even years after surgically successful treatment. Future clinical studies should focus on patient-related outcome measures. Newly emerging treatment strategies, prevention methods, and interdisciplinary approaches should be implemented to improve the quality of life of PJI patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
machine learning
electronic health record
knee osteoarthritis
patient reported
artificial intelligence