TABLE 4.
Category | Description |
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Definition of successful treatment | Microbiological and clinical eradication of infection without relapsed infection |
Freedom from subsequent surgical intervention for the same infection | |
Freedom from mortality related to PJI | |
Temporal classification of success | Short term (2 yr) |
Midterm (5–10 yr) | |
Long term (10 yr or more) |
Based on data from reference 347.