Do Low Hemoglobin Levels Affect the Healing Process of Periprosthetic Joint Infection?

Background Revision knee arthroplasty (RKA) is associated with low hemoglobin (Hb) levels after surgery, which results mostly from perioperative blood loss. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the common reasons for RKA. This study aimed to determine whether low Hb levels affect the heali...

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Autores principales: Yaradılmış, Yüksel Uğur, Ateş, Ahmet, Özer, Mehmet, Özdemir, Erdi, Demirkale, İsmail, Altay, Murat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859919
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14393

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33859919
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14393

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