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, A...