Hepatitis B Virus Infection Is a Risk Factor for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Among Males After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Taiwanese Nationwide Population-Based Study

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a grave complication that can affect patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In this study, we aim to determine whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a risk factor for PJIs. All patients (1184 males, 3435 females) undergoing primary TKA in Ta...

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Autores principales: Kuo, Shu-Jui, Huang, Po-Hua, Chang, Chien-Chun, Kuo, Feng-Chih, Wu, Cheng-Ta, Hsu, Horng-Chaung, Lin, Che-Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27258517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003806

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27258517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003806

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