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Patient-related factors associated with superficial surgical site infection and progression to a periprosthetic joint infection after elective primary total joint arthroplasty: a single-centre, retrospective study in Sweden

OBJECTIVES: Superficial surgical site infection (SSSI) may increase the risk of serious complications such as periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). This study aims to identify patient-related risk factors associated with SSSI and investigate their correlation with the progression of PJI. DESIGN: In...

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Autores principales: Eriksson, Hannah K, Lazarinis, Stergios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9486361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36123083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060754