Subcutaneous Radiographic Measurement: A Marker to Evaluate Surgical Site Infection Risk in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

Subcutaneous Radiographic Measurement: A Marker to Evaluate Surgical Site Infection Risk in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

<p class="p p-first" id="__p2"><strong>Objectives:</strong> Obesity is a documented comorbidity that is prevalent in the elderly population and a known predictor for surgical site infection (SSI). Body mass index is a convenient method to classify obesity, but i...

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Main Authors: M. Bernaus, F. Anglès, B. Escudero, M. Veloso, A. Matamala, L. Font-Vizcarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Online Access:https://jbji.copernicus.org/articles/4/27/2019/jbji-4-27-2019.pdf

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