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Are We Winning or Losing the Battle With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Trends in Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Risk for the Medicare Population

The Journal of Arthroplasty · 2018 · Vol. 33(10) · pp. 3238–3245

Steven M. Kurtz✉(Exponent (United States))Edmund Lau(Menlo School)Min-Sun Son(Menlo School)Ellen T. Chang(Exponent (United States))Werner Zimmerli(Kantonsspital Baselland)Javad Parvizi(Rothman Institute)

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Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesMedicinePeriprostheticProportional hazards modelHazard ratioIncidence (geometry)ArthroplastyInternal medicinePopulationConfidence intervalSurgery

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AgedAged, 80 and overArthritis, InfectiousFemaleMedicareHumansMaleRisk FactorsUnited StatesIncidenceProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis-Related InfectionsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

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429

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31.72

field-weighted impact

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100%

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