5 Things Orthopedic Surgeons Want Rheumatologists to Do
- Meet them.
- Know when a referral is needed.
- Refer early.
- Think broadly.
- Pick up the phone.
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You mention in your article that mounting evidence suggests that extra-articular steroid injections may increase the risk of peri-operative infection for 3-6 months. I could not find such a citation. Please direct me to these studies. Thank you.
According to the author, the information was originally given to her by one of her sources for the article. He pointed her to the following: Steroid injections too soon before joint replacement may increase infection risk
Date:
March 2, 2016
Source:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Summary:
Injections received in the months prior to total knee or total hip replacement surgery may increase the risk for infection and related complications, according to two new studies — among the largest conducted on this topic.