Joint infection: a forbidden diagnosis?

Nowadays, orthopedic surgeons can use a huge variety of newly emerging surgical techniques for joint therapy. These techniques open the perspective of having complete and short patient recovery with “restitutio ad integrum” following injury. Nonetheless, postoperative joint infection is a rare but severe complication that can easily destroy the dreams of surgeon and patients to achieve full joint recovery after treatment. Specifically, chronic joint infections that persist over weeks can lead to expensive treatment costs and result in reduced clinical function in the long term.