The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 24, Issue: 2, Page: e4

Prosthetic Joint Infection Risk Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Medicare Population

Steven M. Kurtz; Kevin Ong; Edmund Lau; Kevin J. Bozic; Javad Parvizi; Daniel J. Berry

Hip Knee

Widely different rates of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after TJA have been reported. The incidence of and predisposing risk factors for prosthetic joint infection following knee arthroplasty in the Medicare population were investigated.

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