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
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]
Institutions
- Deutscher Bundestag (DE)
- Adidas (Germany) (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou014
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00