Urinary retention and the role of indwelling catheterization following total knee arthroplasty

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the rate of urinary retention after knee arthroplasty, the various factors involved in predicting those at risk for retention and to assess the impact of retention and catheterization on joint sepsis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted o...

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Main Authors: P. Kumar, K. Mannan, A.M. Chowdhury, K.C. Kong, J. Pati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2006-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382006000100005