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Surgical duration is associated with an increased risk of periprosthetic infection following total knee arthroplasty: A population-based retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one the most common elective procedures in the world. Post-operative infection is one of its most devastating complications, often necessitating multiple additional surgeries. We aimed to describe the relationship between surgical duration and risk of dee...

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Autores principales: Ravi, Bheeshma, Jenkinson, Richard, O'Heireamhoin, Sven, Austin, Peter C., Aktar, Suriya, Leroux, Timothy S., Paterson, Michael, Redelmeier, Donald A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6890965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31832622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.09.015