Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (Mar 2022)

Has the time come for regional periprosthetic joint infection centers in the United States? A first-year experience

  • M. Adrados,
  • M. M. Valenzuela,
  • B. D. Springer,
  • B. D. Springer,
  • S. M. Odum,
  • S. M. Odum,
  • T. K. Fehring,
  • T. K. Fehring,
  • J. E. Otero,
  • J. E. Otero

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-51-2022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7
pp. 51 – 53

Abstract

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Several fields of orthopedics have concluded benefits from volume thresholds. We postulate that we could similarly optimize periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) treatment by creating a regional referral center, concentrating expertise and resources. Here, we review our reasoning and our first-year experience of a PJI referral center in the United States.