Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Bone and joint infections in adults:
a comprehensive classification proposal / C.L. Romanò, D. Romanò, N. Logoluso, L. Drago. - In: EUROPEAN ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1867-4569. - 1:6(2010), pp. 207-217. [10.1007/s12570-011-0056-8]
Abstract:
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.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
C.L. Romanò, D. Romanò, N. Logoluso, L. Drago
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