Surgery's role in contemporary osteoarticular infection management

• Main Authors: Giacomo De Marco (Author), Oscar Vazquez (Author), Nathaly Gavira (Author), Ardian Ramadani (Author), Christina Steiger (Author), Romain Dayer (Author), Dimitri Ceroni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The treatment paradigm for osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has changed drastically over the past 80 years, from the advent of penicillin to the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Before these drugs, surgery was the only available treatment for OAIs; today, antibiotic therapy is considered the prima...