Obesity and surgical site infections risk in orthopedics: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 383-388

  Yuan, Kun ^a,b   Chen, Hong Lin ^c  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nantong First People's Hospital   (China)

^c NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Orthopedics; Risk factor; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84877609893     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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