Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Primary Total Knee Replacement in a Developing Country
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery2020Vol. 12(4), pp. 470–470
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Abstract
Management of periprosthetic joint infection was 4.5 times more expensive than uneventful primary total knee arthroplasty. Measures should be undertaken to reduce the prevalence of periprosthetic joint infection, thereby reducing patients' economic burden.
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