Anti-rheumatic treatment and prosthetic joint infection: an observational study in 494 elective hip and knee arthroplasties
Abstract Background Surgical site infections are more frequent among patients with rheumatic disease. To what extent this is related to immunosuppressive antirheumatic drugs is unclear, as is the value of discontinuing medication perioperatively. The aim of study was to assess the rate of surgical s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03459-z |