Abstract
In this issue of JBJI, Sven Ake Hedstrom and Lars Lidgren, two founding members of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), report about their cooperation between orthopaedic surgeons and infection specialists in bone and joint infections in 1982 1. Due to their pioneering work, the value of Infectious Diseases (ID) specialists has found is essential ground in Bone and Joint Infections (BJIs). BJIs are associated with significant morbidity and are a growing global burden. Besides classic ID such as spinal tuberculosis which have afflicted humans for centuries, and still do in the 21st century, newer “maladies” such as orthopaedic implant associated infections (OIAIs) are set to rise with improved life expectancy and the corresponding number of prosthetic joint surgeries performed 2. In this editorial, we aim to review the development of the expertise in the field of bone and joint infections from various perspectives.
Highlights
In this issue of JBJI, Sven Åke Hedström and Lars Lidgren, two founding members of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), report about their cooperation between orthopaedic surgeons and infection specialists in bone and joint infections in 1982 [1]
We aim to review the development of the expertise in the field of bone and joint infections from various perspectives
Expertise in modern Bone and Joint Infections (BJIs) units grew with advances made in the disciplines of orthopaedic surgery, infectious diseases, clinical microbiology and antibiotic pharmacotherapy [3,4,5], alongside infection prevention and control, pathology, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, anaesthesiology and radiology
Summary
1. National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore 2. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA 8. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions
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