Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-127-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-127-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
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26 Apr 2024
Original full-length article |  | 26 Apr 2024

Changing the definition of treatment success alters treatment outcomes in periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Eytan M. Debbi, Tyler Khilnani, Ioannis Gkiatas, Yu-Fen Chiu, Andy O. Miller, Michael W. Henry, and Alberto V. Carli

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Reported success rates of the different surgical options to treat periprosthetic infection vary in the literature. However, these rates rely on how authors define success. The goal of this study was to determine the most commonly used definitions of success based on a classification system published by the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. We found most studies did not use the strictest definitions of success, and success rates decreased when stricter definitions were used. 
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