Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection of Hips and Knees—One Size Does Not Fit All

2025/03/27 by Anne Spichler-Moffarah, Lauren Daddi, Duc B. Nguyen +2 · 1 voice
Medicine · #Orthopedic Infections and Treatments #Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty #Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaf195

openalex publication_date 2025/03/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

There is no consensus on diagnostic criteria for hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). This study evaluated Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), International Consensus Meeting 2018 (ICM2018), and European Bone and Joint Society (EBJIS) criteria, finding IDSA most accurate for early PJI and knee infections, while ICM2018 and EBJIS were superior for delayed and late cases. Diagnostic approaches should consider infection timing and context.

Citations

• The 2018 Definition of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Infection: An Evidence-Based and Validated Criteria

Discussions

• Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection of Hips and Knees - One Size Does Not Fit All ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]

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