Comparison of Delphi Consensus Criteria and Musculoskeletal Infection Society Outcome Reporting Tool (MSIS-ORT) Definitions of Successful Surgical Treatment of Periprosthetic Knee Infection

Agreement on success following surgical treatment for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is important for comparing the efficacy of different surgical approaches with varying consequences and outcomes and setting patient expectations. We compared success rates following two-stage exchange arthroplasty for knee PJI using two expert-consensus definitions of success.