ASEM documentary overview
Official American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons document (2019) on “Periprosthetic Joint Infections”. This clinical practice guideline addresses interventions employed to mitigate the risk for periprosthetic joint infection in primary hip and knee arthroplasty and explores the tools available to diagnose PJI. This guideline does not address the prevention or diagnosis of superficial infections nor is it intended to address the treatment of patients with confirmed PJI of the hip or knee.
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