Open AccessOpioid Use Disorder Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Infection after Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Large Database Study
Author(s) -
Nipun Sodhi,
Hiba K. Anis,
Alexander J. Acuña,
Rushabh M. Vakharia,
Peter A. Gold,
Luke J. Garbarino,
Bilal Mahmood,
Joseph O. Ehiorobo,
Eric L. Grossman,
Carlos A. Higuera,
Martin W. Roche,
Michael A. Mont
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.0000000000001390
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , arthroplasty , opioid use disorder , database , population , diagnosis code , opioid , joint arthroplasty , emergency medicine , surgery , receptor , computer science , environmental health
Recent studies have shown that patients with opioid use disorder have impaired immunity. However, few studies with large patient populations have evaluated the risks of surgical site infection (SSI) and prosthetic joint infection (PJI) with opioid use disorder after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), and there is a lack of evidence for revision TJA in particular.