Bone and Joint Infections

Bone and Joint Infections Synopsis

Dr. Schmitt has put together a comprehensive issue devoted to bone and joint infections. Top experts have created state-of-the-art clinical reviews devoted to the following topics:

• Native septic arthritis
• Reactive arthritis
• Prevention of infection in orthopedic prosthetic surgery
• Infections of the spine
• Radiologic approach to musculoskeletal infections
• Infections associated with open fractures
• Fungal musculoskeletal infections
• Mycobacterial musculoskeletal infections
• Diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections-cultures, biomarkers, and criteria
• Management of Prosthetic Joint Infections
• Osteomyelitis In adults
• and Osteomyelitis in children. Readers will come away with clinical information that can be immediately applied to caring for patients recovering from orthopedic surgeries