Increased mortality after total hip prosthetic joint infection is mainly caused by the comorbidities rather than the infection itself

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a feared complication of arthroplasty surgery. There is controversy as to whether PJI also correlates with increased mortality. Our aim was to investigate in a nationwide cohort if PJI is an independent risk factor for dying. PATIENTS A...

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Autores principales: PERSSON, Anders, SKÖLDENBERG, Olof, MOHADDES, Maziar, EISLER, Thomas, GORDON, Max
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medical Journals Sweden, on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10523631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37753559
http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2023.18619

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