Microbiological Profi le of Periprosthetic Knee Infections in a Brazilian Unified Health System Hospital Specialized in Highly Complex Orthopedic Surgeries

Microbiological Profi le of Periprosthetic Knee Infections in a Brazilian Unified Health System Hospital Specialized in Highly Complex Orthopedic Surgeries

Abstract Objective We studied the microbiological profile of periprosthetic knee infections treated in a Brazilian tertiary hospital. Methods The study included all patients undergoing revision surgery for total knee arthroplasty (RTKA) between November 2019 and December 2021, with a diagnosis o...

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Main Authors: Alan de Paula Mozella, Thales Nunes de Assunção, Hugo Alexandre de Araújo Barros Cobra, Sandra Tie Nishibe Minamoto, Rodrigo Salim, Ana Carolina Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2023-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
arthroplasty
replacement
knee
postoperative complications
intraarticular injections
prosthesis-related infections
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