Open AccessDoes Operative Time Affect Infection Rate in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Author(s) -
Sameer Naranje,
Lisa Lendway,
Susan Mehle,
Terence J. Gioe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3628-4
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , confounding , hazard ratio , confidence interval , arthroplasty , comorbidity , proportional hazards model , surgery , total knee arthroplasty , risk factor
Prolonged operative time may increase the risk of infection after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Both surgeon-related and patient-related factors can contribute to increased operative times.