Diagnosing infection in patients undergoing conversion of prior internal fixation to total hip arthroplasty

Abstract Background Criteria for diagnosis of infected internal fixation implants at the time of conversion to total hip arthroplasty (THA) are not clear. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for infection in patients undergoing conversion to THA. Methods We retrospectively reviewed...

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Published in:	The Journal of arthroplasty Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 241 - 245
Main Authors:	Gittings, Daniel, MD, Courtney, P. Maxwell, MD, Ashley, Blair, MD, Hesketh, Patrick, MD, Donegan, Derek, MD, Sheth, Neil, MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-01-2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Area Under Curve Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - statistics & numerical data Biomarkers - blood Blood Sedimentation C-Reactive Protein - analysis Cohort Studies conversion total hip arthroplasty Female Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects hip fracture Hip Fractures - surgery Humans Incidence infection Male Middle Aged Orthopedics Philadelphia - epidemiology Prostheses and Implants Prosthesis-Related Infections - blood Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis Prosthesis-Related Infections - epidemiology Prosthesis-Related Infections - etiology prosthetic joint infection Retrospective Studies Risk Factors ROC Curve Young Adult conversion total hip arthroplasty prosthetic joint infection infection hip fracture
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