Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2025) | Viewed by 1884
Special Issue Editor
Interests: orthopaedic oncology; bone and joint infections; hip replacement; knee replacement; bone tumours; soft tissue sarcomas
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Dear Colleagues,
The treatment of prosthetic infections represents a significant challenge for patients, healthcare providers and the healthcare system due to the high rate of treatment failure and the high economic impact of managing these diseases. Continuous collaboration between orthopedists and infectivologists could optimize the management of all musculoskeletal infections. However, for some very complex pathological scenarios, further multidisciplinary integration is desirable in both clinical and pre-clinical settings. Therefore, various specialists—particularly plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons and general surgeons—are asked to contribute to the clinical assessment and determine the treatment, which is often personalized. Meanwhile, microbiologists, clinical pharmacologists and pathologists can aid in clinical decision-making and contribute to the introduction of novel methods and techniques.
This Special Issue, entitled “Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach”, aims to collect data related to clinical and pre-clinical activities arising from the management of patients with periprosthetic or hardware-related infections. It will particularly focus on the application of multidisciplinary teamwork in the management of these patients.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, as we strongly believe that the dissemination of knowledge can enhance the management of such complex matters. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Orthoplastic approaches;
- Prosthetic joint infection;
- Diagnosis and management of PJI;
- Antibiotic therapy in periprosthetic infections.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Andrea Sambri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- orthoplastic approach
- prosthetic joint infection
- diagnosis and management of PJI
- antibiotic therapy in periprosthetic infections
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