Surgical Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects the Organism Profile of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections

Surgical Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects the Organism Profile of Early Periprosthetic Joint Infections

Background:. The optimal approach for total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains hotly debated. While wound complications following the direct anterior approach are higher than with other approaches, the organism profile of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) by approach remains unknown. Our goal was t...

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Main Authors: Daniel B. Buchalter, MD, Greg M. Teo, MD, David J. Kirby, MD, Vinay K. Aggarwal, MD, William J. Long, MD, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-12-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00111

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