Surgical site infection in overweight and obese Total Knee Arthroplasty patients

This aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), to improve our understanding of the associations between infection rate and obesity. Data was reviewed for 839 primary TKA procedures performed at a National Arthroplasty Centre over one year (April 2007–March 2008). SSI data was collected at 30 days and one year post-operatively. Patients were grouped guided by...