Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: evaluation of periprosthetic shoulder infection.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. More than 800 experts from all 9 subspecialties of orthopedic surgery and allied fields of infectious disease, microbiology, and epidemiology were assembled to form the International Consensus Group. The shoulder workgroup reached consensus on 27 questions related to culture techniques, inflammatory markers, and diagnostic criteria used to evaluate patients for periprosthetic shoulder infection. This document contains the group's recommendations and rationale for each question related to evaluating periprosthetic shoulder infection.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Garrigues, GE; Zmistowski, B; Cooper, AM; Green, A; ICM Shoulder Group,
Published Date
- June 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 28 / 6S
Start / End Page
- S32 - S66
PubMed ID
- 31196514
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-6500
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1058-2746
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.016
Language
- eng