BMI is a key risk factor for early periprosthetic joint infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty

Identifies patient and surgical risk factors that are associated with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), especially whether obesity is a risk factor following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, lic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2017-09, Vol.130 (1461), p.24-34
1. Verfasser:	Jung, Patrick
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Distribution Aged Antibiotic Prophylaxis Antibiotics Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects Body Mass Index Female Gastrointestinal surgery Gender Health surveillance Humans Infections Joint surgery Joints Male Medical students Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis New Zealand - epidemiology Nosocomial infections Obesity Overweight persons Patients Postoperative Complications - drug therapy Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Prostheses Prosthesis-Related Infections - drug therapy Prosthesis-Related Infections - epidemiology Registries Regression Analysis Risk Factors Sex Distribution Surgery Surgical outcomes Total hip replacement Total knee replacement
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Zusammenfassung:	Identifies patient and surgical risk factors that are associated with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), especially whether obesity is a risk factor following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716