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Increased short- and long-term mortality amongst patients with early periprosthetic knee joint infection
BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a severe complication in terms of disability, morbidity, and cost. We performed a study to investigate whether early PJI (within 90 days of primary TKA) is associated with increased mortality. Secondary aims...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36474195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06024-y |