ContributorsPreface to the Second EditionForeword to the First EditionAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Diagnostic Approach in Bone and Joint InfectionsChapter 3: Unusual Microorganisms in Periprosthetic Joint InfectionChapter 4: Identification of Pathogens in Bone and Joint Infections by Non-Culture TechniquesChapter 5: Bacteriophages for treatment of biofilm infectionsChapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Antibiotics in BoneChapter 7: Preclinical Models of Infection in Bone and Joint SurgeryChapter 8: Native Joint Arthritis in ChildrenChapter 9: Native Joint Arthritis in AdultsChapter 10: Septic Arthritis of Axial JointsChapter 11: Periprosthetic Joint Infection: General AspectsChapter 12: Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Total Hip and Knee ArthroplastyChapter 13: Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Shoulder ArthroplastyChapter 14: Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Elbow ArthroplastyChapter 15: Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Ankle ArthroplastyChapter 16: Osteomyelitis: ClassificationChapter 17: Osteomyelitis in ChildrenChapter 18: Acute Osteomyelitis in AdultsChapter 19: Subacute Osteomyelitis: Tuberculous and Brucellar Vertebral OsteomyelitisChapter 20: Chronic Osteomyelitis in AdultsChapter 21: Diabetic Foot OsteomyelitisChapter 22: Osteomyelitis of the JawsChapter 23: Fracture-related Infection of Long BonesChapter 24: Implant-Associated Vertebral OsteomyelitisChapter 25: Postoperative Sternal Osteomyelitis
Werner Zimmerli is Professor Emeritus in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and Consultant for Orthopedic Infections at the Kantonsspital Baselland/Liestal. His primary research focus is on implant-associated infections. He is also the co-publisher of an algorithm on the surgical management of periprosthetic joint infection.