Patient-Related Risk Factors for Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are dreaded complications of total joint arthroplasties. The risk of developing PJIs is likely to be influenced by several patient factors such as sociodemographic characteristics, body mass index (BMI), and medical and surgical histories. However,...

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Autores principales: Kunutsor, Setor K., Whitehouse, Michael R., Blom, Ashley W., Beswick, Andrew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26938768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150866

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26938768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150866

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