Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI): A Clinical Practice Protocol in High-Risk Patients
<i>Background:</i> Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) represents 25% of failed total knee arthroplasties (TKA). The European Knee Associates (EKA) formed a transatlantic panel of experts to perform a literature review examining patient-related risk factors with the objective of produci...
Main Authors: | Ferdinando Iannotti, Paolo Prati, Andrea Fidanza, Raffaele Iorio, Andrea Ferretti, Daniel Pèrez Prieto, Nanne Kort, Bruno Violante, Gennaro Pipino, Alfredo Schiavone Panni, Michael Hirschmann, Marco Mugnaini, Pier Francesco Indelli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/4/186 |
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