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ArticleArthroplasty today2016

Total joint arthroplasty in patients with chronic infectious liver disease.

Jeremy N Truntzer, Kalpit N Shah, Derek R Jenkins, Lee E Rubin

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Article in Arthroplasty today, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeremy N TruntzerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA.
Kalpit N ShahDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Derek R JenkinsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Lee E RubinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Brown University · USStanford University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The opportunity for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in patients with chronic infectious liver disease is rapidly expanding. This is the product of both superior survival of chronic hepatitis patients, evolving implant technologies, and improvement of techniques in TJA. Unfortunately, treating this group of patients is not without significant challenges that can stem from both intrahepatic and extrahepatic clinical manifestations. Moreover, many subclinical changes occur in this cohort that can alter hemostasis, wound healing, and infection risk even in the asymptomatic patient. In this review, we discuss the various clinical presentations of chronic infectious liver disease and summarize the relevant literature involving total joint arthroplasty for this population. Hopefully, through appropriate patient selection and perioperative optimization, treating surgeons should see continued improvement in outcomes for patients with chronic infectious liver disease.

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CirrhosisHepatitis BHepatitis CTotal joint arthroplasty

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PMID28326402
PMCPMC4957173
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