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Outcomes of total hip and knee arthroplasty in special populations: a synopsis and critical appraisal of systematic reviews.

Dimitrios ChalloumasDavid MunnHenrietta StockdaleNigel NgMichael McCormickTareq AltellShaheer JoiyaJames HortonBryn Jones
Published in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2023)
We found that smoking, excess alcohol consumption, RA, and infection with HIV and HCV were associated with a higher incidence of periprosthetic joint infection in one or both of THA and TKA or mixed THA/TKA data. All our results should be interpreted and communicated to patients with caution as the quality of the included systematic reviews was generally poor.
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