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. Patients and methods — We included all 9,06...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2015.1126157 |