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ArticleInfectious disease reports2025

The PJI-TNM Classification as Predictor for Revision-Free Implant Survival Rates in Patients with Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip or Knee Joint.

Frank Sebastian Fröschen, Lisa Greber, Ernst Molitor, Gunnar Thorben Rembert Hischebeth, Alexander Franz, Thomas Martin Randau

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Frank Sebastian FröschenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6458-264X
Lisa GreberDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Ernst MolitorInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0784-6442
Gunnar Thorben Rembert HischebethInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Alexander FranzDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Thomas Martin RandauDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.

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Abstract

backgroundPeriprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) remain a major challenge in arthroplasty. This study tries to evaluate the PJI-TNM classification as predictor for the revision-free implant survival in patients with PJI of the hip or knee joint.

methodsTo this end, we perform a retrospective study of all consecutive patients with PJI of an inlying hip or knee arthroplasty between January 2015 and December 2019.

resultsA total of 443 cases (hip:

conclusionsThe PJI-TNM classification is well suited to classify PJIs. Its complexity allows for more than 500 different combinations of classifications. Further validation data are needed, but to us, the PJI-TNM classification seems to offer the possibility of comparing patients with PJIs. It may, therefore, be a very valuable tool in order to compare cohorts with PJIs and provide individual data for patient specific outcomes.

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arthroplastyorthopaedic infectionsperiprosthetic joint infectionPJI-TNM classification

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