Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-277-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-277-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
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12 Aug 2025
Original full-length article |  | 12 Aug 2025

The burden of periprosthetic joint infections: patient-reported outcomes and qualitative insights into periprosthetic joint infections

Franz-Joseph Dally, Frido Kixmöller, Frederic Bludau, Sascha Gravius, Ali Darwich, and Marcel Betsch

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Patients with a periprosthetic infection (PJI) have a bad functional outcome and can suffer from a PJI-triggered psychological burden.  Although this has been studied, it is still unclear how to properly screen patients for mental disorders caused by a PJI. Our study showed that the hospital anxiety and depression scale – total (HADS-T) is a valid screening tool for PJI patients and that PJI patients with high HADS-T scores should specifically be offered psychological support.
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