Risk Factors for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A 15-Year, Population-Based Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating complications following total hip arthroplasty. The purposes of this study were to determine risk factors for PJI after primary total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis using a Canadian population-based database collected over 15 years and to determine the incidence of PJI, the time to PJI following primary total hip arthroplasty, and whether the PJI rate had …