Greater Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Associated with Prolonged Operative Time in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Meta-Analysis of 427,361 Patients

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 13; no. 11; p. 3046
• Main Authors: Shin, Kyun-Ho, Kim, Jin-Ho, Han, Seung-Beom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Arthritis; Bias; Disease control; Implants, Artificial; Infection; Infections; Joint replacement surgery; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Patients; Prosthesis; Risk factors; Systematic Review; Urogenital system; South Korea; operative time; periprosthetic joint infection; prosthesis-related infections; total knee arthroplasty; surgical wound infection

Background/Objectives: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with catastrophic outcomes. The relationship between prolonged operative times and PJI remains debated. This meta-analysis investigated the link between prolonged operative times and...