Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun;28(6S):S67-S99. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.015.

Abstract

The Second International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July 2018. A multidisciplinary team of international experts from all 9 subspecialties of orthopedic surgery and allied fields of infectious disease, microbiology, and epidemiology was assembled to form the International Consensus Group. The following consensus proceedings from the International Consensus Meeting involve 30 questions pertaining to the management of periprosthetic shoulder infection.

Keywords: MRSA; Shoulder arthroplasty; component retention; irrigation and débridement; periprosthetic shoulder infection; resection shoulder arthroplasty; two-stage exchange; unexpected positive cultures.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder / adverse effects*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder / methods
  • Consensus
  • Debridement
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy*
  • Reoperation* / adverse effects
  • Shoulder Joint / surgery
  • Shoulder Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Therapeutic Irrigation

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents