Poor outcome of octogenarians admitted to ICU due to periprosthetic joint infections: a retrospective cohort study

Even though surgical techniques and implants have evolved, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication leading to poor postoperative outcome and a high mortality. The literature is lack...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - May 15, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Emre Yilmaz, Alexandra Poell, Hinnerk Baecker, Sven Frieler, Christian Waydhas, Thomas A. Schildhauer and Uwe Hamsen Tags: Research article Source Type: research