Young age and male gender cited as risk factors for in-hospital SSI after THA, TKA
Orthopedics Today, September 2012 ?? Read Study Here
A recently presented study identified age, gender and racial minority status as risk factors for perioperative surgical site infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty.
“Our regression model revealed that patient-related factors such as age younger than 44 years, male gender and [racial] minority were associated with the highest odds of [surgical site infections],” Lazaros A. Poultsides, MD, PhD…… Read the Rest