Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) represents 25% of failed total knee
arthroplasties (TKA). The European Knee Associates (EKA) formed a transatlantic panel of …

Establishment of orthopaedic registers started in 1975 and many registers have been
initiated since. The main purpose of registers is to collect information on patients, implants …

Background Sarcopenia, an age-related loss of muscle mass and function, has been
previously linked to an increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and infection after a variety of …

Background Racial disparities in healthcare utilization and outcomes have been reported
and have wide-reaching implications for individual patient and healthcare system; as …

Background The aim of our study is to evaluate the association of body mass index (BMI)
and the risk of postoperative complications, mortality, and revision rates following primary …

Background The purpose of this study was to compare the posterior approach (PA) with the
direct anterior approach (DAA) among obese and nonobese total hip arthroplasty patients to …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has initiated bundled payments for hip and
knee total joint replacement in an effort to decrease healthcare costs and increase quality of …

Background Recent reports highlighted the association between smoking and higher risk of
postsurgical infections. The aim was to compare the incidence of prosthetic joint infection …

Background: One-stage exchange arthroplasty in the management of periprosthetic joint
infection was introduced at our institution. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk …

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