Current tobacco use is associated with higher rates of implant revision and deep infection after total hip or knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for several adverse post-operative outcomes. We aimed to compare the rates of complications in current tobacco users and non-users who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: All patients who underwent pri...

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Autores principales: Singh, Jasvinder A., Schleck, Cathy, Harmsen, W. Scott, Jacob, Adam K., Warner, David O., Lewallen, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26586019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0523-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26586019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0523-0

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