Increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection after traumatic injury in joint revision patients.

Hao LiQingyuan ZhengErlong NiuJiazheng XuWei ChaiChi XuJun FuLibo HaoJiying ChenGuoqiang Zhang

Published in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2024)

Our study demonstrated that revision patients with trauma history carried a higher risk of PJI compared to those without trauma history. Moreover, after revisions, the trauma patients were still at higher risk for treatment failure due to PJI, periprosthetic joint fracture, and mechanical complications.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
total hip arthroplasty
total knee arthroplasty
total hip
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
spinal cord injury
prognostic factors
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
patient reported