Does arthroscopic surgery have any role in the treatment of acute or chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the knee or the hip?

Does arthroscopic surgery have any role in the treatment of acute or chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the knee or the hip?

Authors: Alejo Erice, Katsufumi Uchiyama, John Stammers, Michael A. Mont, Anton Khlopas, Nipun Sodhi, Perica Lazarovski

RECOMMENDATION: Arthroscopic surgery has no role in the treatment of acute or chronic PJI of the knee or hip.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Moderate

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 93%, Disagree: 6%, Abstain: 1% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)

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