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Rheumatoid arthritis carries an increased risk for septic revision surgery in total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and for aseptic revision surgery in THA – an analysis of 23,755 procedures from the German arthroplasty registry

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with periarticular bone loss and an increased risk of postoperative infection in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) [ref:1]. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of RA on the risk of aseptic and septic revision surgeries following [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Source: German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)

DOI: 10.3205/24dkou014

Authors: Pichler, Lorenz, Burger, Joost, Grimberg, Alexander, Wu, Yinan, Kladny, Bernd, Perka, Carsten, Braun, Sebastian

Institution: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Language: English

Topic: Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6908634766

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