Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

Osmon, Douglas R. ; Berbari, Elie F. ; Berendt, Anthony R. ; Lew, Daniel ; Zimmerli, Werner ; Steckelberg, James M. ; Rao, Nalini ; Hanssen, Arlen ; Wilson, Walter R.

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013, vol. 56, no. 1, p. e1-e25

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    Summary
    These guidelines are intended for use by infectious disease specialists, orthopedists, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with prosthetic joint infection (PJI). They include evidence-based and opinion-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of patients with PJI treated with debridement and retention of the prosthesis, resection arthroplasty with or without subsequent staged reimplantation, 1-stage reimplantation, and amputation