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)