title: Defining peri-prosthetic infection: do we have a workable gold standard?
abstract: Peri-prosthetic infection remains a leading cause   of revision surgery. Recent publications from the American Musculoskeletal   Infection Society have sought to establish a definition of peri-prosthetic   infection based on clinical findings and laboratory investigations.   The limitations of their approach are discussed and an alternative   definition is proposed, which it is felt may better reflect the   uncertainties encountered in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital, London, 235 Euston Road, London NW1 2BU, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oussedik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stockley
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation