Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Understanding the Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment Options
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 839
Special Issue Editors
Interests: periprosthetic joint infection
Interests: postoperative pain management; periprosthetic joint infection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As you are all aware, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication and one of the leading causes of implant failure following primary and revision total-joint arthroplasty (TJA). Concurrently, the economic burden of this disease process exceeds $2 billion per annum in the United States alone. Notwithstanding this, our understanding of PJI epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment options remains limited.
We are excited to be collaborating with Antibiotics to bring you this Special Issue on PJI. All articles related to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of PJI will be considered for publication, including clinical research, fundamental scientific research, and systematic reviews. In order to be considered for publication in this Special Issue, all articles must be submitted by the deadline date of 31 May 2025.
We look forward to working with you.
Dr. Saad Tarabichi
Dr. Mark J. Spangehl
Dr. Joshua S. Bingham
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- periprosthetic joint infection
- diagnosis
- epidemiology
- pathogenesis
- treatment
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