Contents lists available at Injuryjournal homepage: G ModelJINJ 7370 No. of Pages 6Full length articleFracture-related infection: A consensus on definition from an international expert groupWJ. Metsemakersa,s,*, M. Morgensternb, M.A. McNallyc, T.F. Moriartyd, I. McFadyene, M. Scarboroughc, N.A. Athanasouf, P.E. Ochsnerg, R. Kuehlh, M. Raschkei, O. Borensj, Z. Xiek, S. Velkesl, S. Hungererm, S.L. Katesn, C. Zalavraso, P.V. Giannoudisp,q,R.G. Richardsd, M.H.J. Verhofstadra Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgiumb Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Switzerlandc The Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom dAO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerlande Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomfDepartment of Osteoarticular Pathology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdomg Medical University Basel, Switzerlandh Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland i Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Münster, Germanyj Orthopedic Department of Septic Surgery, Orthopaedic-Trauma Unit, Department for the Musculoskeletal System, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland k Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, Chinal Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, University of Tel Aviv Medical School, Israelm Department of Joint Surgery, Trauma Center Murnau, Germany and Institute of Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria n Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, USAo Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA p Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Leeds, United Kingdomq NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdomr Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands s KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department Development and Regeneration, B-3000 Leuven, BelgiumA R T I C L E I N F OArticle history:Received 2 May 2017Received in revised form 16 August 2017 Accepted 20 August 2017Keywords:Fracture-related infection consensus definitionFractureInfection Consensus DefinitionA B S T R A C TFracture-related infection (FRI) is a common and serious complication in trauma surgery. Accurately estimating the impact of this complication has been hampered by the lack of a clear definition. The absence of a working definition ofFRI renders existing studies difficult to evaluate or compare. In order to address this issue, an expert group ...
