Review Article: Risk Factors of Infection following Total Knee Arthroplasty

22 Pub Med articles in English were identified using the key words: ‘risk factors’, ‘infection’, and ‘primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA)’. The 10 most relevant articles were reviewed. In one study, obesity and diabetes were considered risk factors for infection following TKA. In another study, po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000220