A Higher Altitude Is Associated with Increased Incidence of Infections following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) at a higher elevation have higher rates of: 1) in-hospital length of stay (LOS); 2) surgical site infections (SSIs); 3) periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs); and 4) costs. MATERIALS...

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Autores principales: Khan, Nabil Z., Hamaway, Stefan N., Weisberg, Miriam D., Horn, Andrew R., Vakharia, Rushabh M., Razi, Afshin E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8654588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938691
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2021.33.4.219

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