Risk of infection in primary, elective total hip arthroplasty with direct anterior approach or lateral transgluteal approach: a prospective cohort study of 1104 hips

BACKGROUND: The direct anterior approach (DAA) is increasingly popular for hip replacement. However, the small incision and the location near to the groin might increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We asked the questions (i) whether there is an increased risk of infection for t...

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Autores principales: Ilchmann, Thomas, Zimmerli, Werner, Bolliger, Lilianna, Graber, Peter, Clauss, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5109646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27842584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1332-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5109646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27842584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1332-0

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