Open AccessIs Climate Associated With Revision for Prosthetic Joint Infection After Primary TKA?
Author(s) -
Ben Parkinson,
Drew Armit,
Peter McEwen,
Michelle Lorimer,
Ian A. Harris
Publication year - 2018
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/s11999.0000000000000144
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , osteoarthritis , arthroplasty , tropical climate , joint arthroplasty , demography , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , archaeology , sociology , history
Climate factors have been shown to be associated with spontaneous musculoskeletal and some surgical site infections with increased rates of infection during warmer periods. To date, little research has been performed to determine if this phenomenon is associated with differences in the risk of revision for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in primary TKA.