James Li

Diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection: current and novel technologies

IntroductionPeriprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a devastating complication of arthroplasty, afecting 1% to 2% of cases, and increasing with procedural volume. 1 Activity based analysis estimates a two-year cost of $64,585 (£31,322) per case. 2 Accurate diagnosis is essen...