Can the oncology classification system be used for prosthetic joint infection?: The PJI-TNM system

Bone Joint Res. 2020 May 16;9(2):79-81. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.92.BJR-2019-0134.R1. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Volker Alt¹, Markus Rupp¹, Martin Langer², Florian Baumann¹, Andrej Trampuz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
² Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
³ Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 32435459
PMCID: PMC7229309
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.92.BJR-2019-0134.R1

Abstract

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res. 2020;9(2):79-81.

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Biofilm; Infection.

© 2020 Author(s) et al.

Publication types

Editorial