Prosthetic joint infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an outcome analysis compared with controls.
BACKGROUND: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been shown to have an increased susceptibility to the development of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after hip or knee replacement. However, little information is available on the demographic data, outcome of treatment and prognostic factors...
Main Authors: | Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Kuo-Chin Huang, Hsin-Nung Shih |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3753295?pdf=render |
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