Workshop on Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)

Medical Device

10/11/2016

• Theory
• Diagnosis and definition of PJI
• Histopathological diagnosis of infections
• Standard diagnostic algorithm
• New methods for biofilm-detection
• Surgical approaches: State of the art
• Case studies
• Systemic antimicrobial treatment: State of the art
• Exercises in simulated OR with antibiotic-loaded cement
• Demonstration of sonication & biofilm detection methods

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