Risk of reoperation due to surgical site infection in 74,771 hip fracture patients: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Risk of reoperation due to surgical site infection in 74,771 hip fracture patients: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Background and purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) after hip fracture surgery is a feared condition. We examined the trend in incidence of reoperation due to SSI up to 1 year following hip fracture surgery from 2005 to 2016 and risk factors of SSI by age, sex, comorbidity, type of fracture, and...

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Main Authors: Nicolai K Kristensen, Jeppe Lange, Trine Frøslev, Alma B Pedersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2022-11-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Infection
Prosthesis-related infection
Reoperation
Surgical site infection
Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/4580

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