• Int J Med Sci · Sep 2009

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    Classification of hip joint infections.

    • Konstantinos Anagnostakos, Nora Verena Schmid, Jens Kelm, Ulrich Grün, and Jochen Jung.
    • Klinik für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany. k.anagnostakos@web.de
    • Int J Med Sci. 2009 Sep 1; 6 (5): 227233227-33.

    AbstractInfections still remain one of the most devastating complications in hip joint surgery. Classification of these infections help the orthopaedic surgeon to identify the acuteness or chronicity of the infection, predict the complexity of the treatment procedure and ensure that all necessary device are available at the time of the revision surgery. The present article reviews the actual literature and provides an overview of clinical, arthroscopic, microbiological and radiological staging systems.

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