Body mass and weight thresholds for increased prosthetic joint infection rates after primary total joint arthroplasty

Body mass and weight thresholds for increased prosthetic joint infection rates after primary total joint arthroplasty

Background and purpose — Obesity increases the risk of deep infection after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Our objective was to determine whether there may be body mass index (BMI) and weight thresholds indicating a higher prosthetic joint infection rate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lübbeke, Anne, Zingg, Matthieu, Vu, Diemlan, Miozzari, Hermes H, Christofilopoulos, Panayiotis, Uçkay, Ilker, Harbarth, Stephan, Hoffmeyer, Pierre
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812074/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4812074/

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