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The Influence of Obesity on the Infection Risk of Prosthetic Joint Infection in the Geriatric Orthopedic Population

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a dreaded complication of arthroplasty. PJI are more common in the elderly and are associated with a substantial increase in 5-year mortality risk. PJI risk may correlate with increasing body mass index (BMI). However, the effect of BMI on PJI risk in...

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Publicado no:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Nocon, Allina, Henry, Michael, Russell, Celeste, Westrich, Geoffrey, Brause, Barry, Miller, Andy
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632037/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.076
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