Do Prosthetic Joint Infections Worsen the Functional Ambulatory Outcome of Patients with Joint Replacements? A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

Do Prosthetic Joint Infections Worsen the Functional Ambulatory Outcome of Patients with Joint Replacements? A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

Objectives: To assess the effect on the functional ambulatory outcome of postoperative joint infection (PJI) cured at the first treatment attempt versus not developing PJI in patients with hip and knee prostheses. Methods: In a single-hospital retrospectively matched cohort study, each patient with...

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Main Authors: Isabel Mur, Marcos Jordán, Alba Rivera, Virginia Pomar, José Carlos González, Joaquín López-Contreras, Xavier Crusi, Ferran Navarro, Mercè Gurguí, Natividad Benito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
prosthetic joint infection
arthroplasty infection
prosthetic joint infection functional outcome
prosthetic joint infection ambulatory outcome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/12/872

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