Do Prosthetic Joint Infections Worsen the Functional Ambulatory Outcome of Patients with Joint Replacements? A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Isabel Mur (Author), Marcos Jordán (Author), Alba Rivera (Author), Virginia Pomar (Author), José Carlos González (Author), Joaquín López-Contreras (Author), Xavier Crusi (Author), Ferran Navarro (Author), Mercè Gurguí (Author), Natividad Benito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To assess the effect on the functional ambulatory outcome of postoperative joint infection (PJI) cured at the first treatment attempt versus not developing PJI in patients with hip and knee prostheses. Methods: In a single-hospital retrospectively matched cohort study, each patient with...