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Bone and joint infections in adults: a comprehensive classification proposal

Authors: Carlo Luca Romanò, Delia Romanò, Nicola Logoluso, Lorenzo Drago

Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 6/2011

Abstract

Introduction and methods

Ten currently available classifications were tested for their ability to describe a continuous cohort of 300 adult patients affected by bone and joint infections. Each classification only focused, on the average, on 1.3 ± 0.4 features of a single clinical condition (osteomyelitis, implant-related infections, or septic arthritis), being able to classify 34.8 ± 24.7% of the patients, while a comprehensive classification system could describe all the patients considered in the study.

Result and conclusion

A comprehensive classification system permits more accurate classification of bone and joint infections in adults than any single classification available and may serve for didactic, scientific, and clinical purposes.

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Title: Bone and joint infections in adults: a comprehensive classification proposal
Authors: Carlo Luca Romanò
Delia Romanò
Nicola Logoluso
Lorenzo Drago
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-011-0056-8

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Bone and joint infections in adults: a comprehensive classification proposal

Abstract

Introduction and methods

Result and conclusion

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Introduction and methods

Result and conclusion

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