Journal article

Obesity is a major risk factor for prosthetic infection after primary hip arthroplasty

Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2008

DOI: 10.1007/s11999-007-0016-3

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Keywords

Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Knee Arthroplasty
Body-Mass Index
Female
Orthopedic-Surgery
Aged, 80 and Over
Adult
Quality-Of-Life
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Risk Factors
Comorbidity
Victoria
Management
Increase
Middle Aged
Male
Posterior
Surgery
Science & Technology
Orthopedics
Retrospective Studies
Obesity
Aged
Osteoarthritis
Transfusion
Adolescent
Joint Replacement
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Humans