Factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infection after geriatric hip fracture surgery: a retrospective multicenter study

Factors affecting the incidence of surgical site infection after geriatric hip fracture surgery: a retrospective multicenter study

Abstract Background Geriatric hip fracture is a common type of osteoporotic fracture with high mortality and disability; surgical site infection (SSI) can be a devastating complication of this injury. By far, only a few studies identified easily remediable factors to reduce infection rates following...

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Main Authors: Xiaopo Liu, Zhijie Dong, Jun Li, Yunbo Feng, Guolong Cao, Xin Song, Jie Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Geriatric patients
Hip fracture
Risk factors
Serum albumin
SSI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1449-6

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