Bone and joint infections in adults: a comprehensive classification proposal
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Carlo Luca Romanٍ & Delia Romanٍ & Nicola Logoluso & Lorenzo Drago
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
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.
Eur Orthop Traumatol (2011) 1:207–217 DOI 10.1007/s12570-011-0056-8 Received: 14 January 2011 / Accepted: 31 March 2011 / Published online: 14 April 2011
