Co-Morbidities Are Associated with Increased Cost, Infection Rates, and Duration of Treatment after Primary Achilles Tendon Repair

Co-Morbidities Are Associated with Increased Cost, Infection Rates, and Duration of Treatment after Primary Achilles Tendon Repair

Category: Sports. Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) and surgical irrigation and debridement (I&D) after primary Achilles tendon repair. Secondary objectives were to assess the potential effect(s) of medical comorbidities on co...

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Main Authors: Malcolm E. Dombrowski MD, Christopher D. Murawski BS, Youichi Yasui MD, Antonia F. Chen MD, MBA, John G. Kennedy MD, FRCS(Orth), MaCalus V. Hogan MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00009

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00009

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