Success after treatment of periprosthetic joint infection: a Delphi-based international multidisciplinary consensus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The lack of agreement regarding what constitutes successful treatment for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) makes it difficult to compare the different strategies of management that are used in clinical practice and in research studies.

Questions/purposes

The aims of this study were to create a consensus definition for success after PJI treatment, and to provide a universal, multidimensional framework for reporting of studies regarding PJI treatment.

Methods

A two-round basic Delphi method was used to reach a consensus definition. We invited 159 international experts (orthopaedic surgeons, infectious disease specialists, and clinical researchers) from 17 countries to participate; 59 participated in the first round, and 42 participated in the second roun

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Ledezma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3676607 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature