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Risk factors for hip and knee prosthesis infection have been described, but not psoriasis. Eighty five infected patients from different centers and 202 non infected patients were included in a case-control study. Fifteen of 85 infected patients (17.6%), and 2 of 202 (1%) non infected patients had psoriasis. Odds ratio for infection in patients with psoriasis is 21.4 (4.7-- 195.5), and 39.7 (5.3--1718.8) in patients with hip prosthesis and psoriasis. No significant difference was found in patients with knee prosthesis. These data indicate that psoriasis is a risk factor for hip prostheses infection.
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Drancourt, M., Argenson, J.N., Dupont, H.T. et al. Psoriasis is a risk factor for hip-prosthesis infection. Eur J Epidemiol 13, 205–207 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007302330323
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