Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection of the hip and knee
Aim To investigate risk factors for the development of prosthetic joint infection.Methods A group of 50 patients with periprosthetic infection was compared with a group of 100 randomly selected patients with total hip or knee arthroplasty without infectious complications. Twelve risk factors in both groups were analysed. Results Five factors showed...
By Jozef Breznicky, Marian Hlavac, Martin Novak, Matej Hrncar