Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Elective Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery: The Role of Diabetes Mellitus

Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Elective Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery: The Role of Diabetes Mellitus

Surgical site infection (SSI) after elective orthopedic foot and ankle surgery is uncommon and may be higher in selected patient groups. Our main aim was to investigate the risk factors for SSI in elective orthopedic foot surgery and the microbiological results of SSI in diabetic and non-diabetic pa...

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Main Authors: Laura Soldevila-Boixader, Arnd Viehöfer, Stephan Wirth, Felix Waibel, Inci Yildiz, Mike Stock, Peter Jans, Ilker Uçkay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
diabetic patients
surgical site infection
elective orthopedic surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1608

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