Early Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip-Current Status, Advances, and Perspectives
Abstract Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) has devastating consequences on joint function and the morbidity and mortality rate of patients who are victims of this serious complication. Although early diagnosis is one of the consensuses with well-established importance, routineworkup is still conducted on an empirical, inconsistent, and nonobjective basis in many centers around the world. The present article seeks to contextualize the current state of knowledge about the early diagnosis of PJIs, as well as to discuss the advances and perspectives, within a scenario of its routine use by the healthcare team responsible for managing this dreaded complication.
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000400368 |
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