Does Adherence to Preoperative Surgical Selection Criteria Reduce the Rate of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasties?

Does Adherence to Preoperative Surgical Selection Criteria Reduce the Rate of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasties?

Background: There has been recent increased focus on the importance of modifiable risk factors that can affect the risk of potentially avoidable complications such as prosthetic joint infection (PJI). We aimed to assess the relationship between adherence to a preoperative optimization protocol at ou...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. Layon, MD, William L. Johns, BS, Aidan T. Morrell, BS, Robert Perera, PhD, Nirav K. Patel, MD, Gregory J. Golladay, MD, Stephen L. Kates, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Infection
Patient selection
Optimization
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300844

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