ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2022
Thickness of the Subcutaneous Fat as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection Following Fragility Hip Fracture Surgery.
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- The Effect of Subcutaneous Fat Tissue Length and Area on Postoperative Wound Drainage in Patients Undergoing Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- The correlation between subcutaneous fat thickness and the incidence of chemoport-related infection.Infection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Acute Surgical Site Complications in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Impact of Local Subcutaneous Tissue Depth and Body Mass Index.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Does local fat thickness correlate with post-operative infection in open reduction and internal fixation of acetabulum fractures?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Local adiposity may be a more reliable predictor for infection than body mass index following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
- The use of local adiposity as a proxy for obesity in primary total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionSurgical site infection (SSI) following fragility hip fracture (FHF) surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. SIGNIFICANCE: Prediction of patients at risk for SSI is fundamental. We aimed to determine whether subcutaneous radiographic fat measurement (SRM) is associated with increased SSI risk.
methodsA retrospective case-control comparison of SRMs at 3 locations around the hip. Patients diagnosed with SSI in the first post-operative year were matched with age, gender, surgical year, Charlsons' co-morbidity index score, and surgical type controls, not diagnosed with SSI, at a 1:2 ratio. Measurements included the distance between (1) the sourcil to skin surface (SS), (2) the tip of the greater trochanter to skin surface (TGTS), and (3) the most prominent lateral aspect of the greater trochanter to skin surface.
results1430 patients were operated during the study period, of whom 45 patients presented with a diagnosis of SSI and compared to 90 controls. Infections occurred 27.4 ( ± 24.8) days following surgery. SRM significantly differed between groups, and all were higher in the study group; SS, 86.8 ± 25.5 cm vs 74.2 ± 15.3 cm; TGTS, 59.8 ± 26.3 cm vs 47.0 ± 15.8 cm; and LGTS, 45.4 ± 25.1 cm vs 33.2 ± 15.1 cm (
conclusionsSRMs were found to be a valid and reproducible tool for predicting high risk of SSI in geriatric patients sustaining FHFs. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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