Fig. 1

Flowchart of suspected early (postoperative) or late acute (hematogenous) PJI.

*KLIC: Kidney, Liver cirrhosis, Index surgery, C-reactive protein and Cemented prosthesis (see Table 1) [7, 8]. ^#CRIME80: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Index surgery, Male gender, Exchange of mobile components and age > 80 years (see Table 1) [9]