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New Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: From the Workgroup of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society

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Acknowledgments

We thank the following individuals for their involvement and invaluable input throughout the development of this document: Robert Barrack MD, Keith Berend MD, Sandra Berrios-Torres (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Kevin Bozic MD, John Esterhai MD, Ryan Fagan (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Thomas Fehring MD, Terry Gioe MD, Teresa Horan (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Steven Kurtz PhD, Bas Masri MD, Arvind Nana MD, Douglas Osmon MD, John Segreti MD, and Mark Spangehl MD.

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  1. The Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 925 Chestnut Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Javad Parvizi MD & Benjamin Zmistowski BS

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Elie F. Berbari MD

  3. Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas W. Bauer MD, PhD

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, OrthoCarolina Hip and Knee Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Bryan D. Springer MD

  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Craig J. Della Valle MD

  6. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Kevin L. Garvin MD

  7. Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Michael A. Mont MD

  8. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Montri D. Wongworawat MD

  9. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Charalampos G. Zalavras MD

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Parvizi, J., Zmistowski, B., Berbari, E.F. et al. New Definition for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: From the Workgroup of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Clin Orthop Relat Res 469, 2992–2994 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-2102-9

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