Impact of time to surgery from injury on postoperative infection and deep vein thrombosis in periprosthetic knee fractures
Purpose: Periprosthetic fracture (PPF) is a serious complication that occurs in 0.3%–2.5% of all total knee arthroplasties used to treat end-stage arthritis. To our knowledge, there are no studies in the literature that evaluate the association between time to surgery after PPF and early postoperati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1008127518300282 |