Relationship between body mass index and the risk of periprosthetic joint infection after primary total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a disastrous complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of PJI remains controversial. To better understand the impact of increasing BMI on PJI,...

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Autores principales: Zhong, Junlong, Wang, Bin, Chen, Yufeng, Li, Huizi, Lin, Nan, Xu, Xianghe, Lu, Huading
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395508
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.03.112

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395508
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.03.112

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