Open AccessWhat Are Risk Factors for Infection after Primary or Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty in Patients Older Than 80 Years?
Author(s) -
Nipun Sodhi,
Hiba K. Anis,
Rushabh M. Vakharia,
Alexander J. Acuña,
Peter A. Gold,
Luke J. Garbarino,
Bilal Mahmood,
Nicholas Arnold,
Joseph O. Ehiorobo,
Eric L. Grossman,
Michael A. Mont,
Martin W. Roche
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001389
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , logistic regression , cohort , joint arthroplasty , arthroplasty , life expectancy , database , orthopedic surgery , cohort study , population , epidemiology , physical therapy , surgery , environmental health , computer science
Patients older than 80 years of age form an increasing proportion of the patient population undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). With increasing life expectancy and the success of TJA, orthopaedic surgeons are more likely to operate on patients older than 80 years than ever before. Given that most other studies focus on younger populations, only evaluate primary TJA, or limit patient populations to institutional or regional data, we felt a large-database, nationwide analysis of this demographic cohort was warranted, and we wished to consider both primary and revision TJA.