Total joint arthroplasty in patients with chronic infectious liver disease.

ABSTRACT: The opportunity for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in patients with chronic infectious liver disease is rapidly expanding. This is the product of both superior survival of chronic hepatitis patients, evolving implant technologies, and improvement of techniques in TJA. Unfortunately, treating this group of patients is not without significant challenges that can stem from both intrahepatic and extrahepatic clinical manifestations. Moreover, many subclinical changes occur in this cohort that can alter hemostasis, wound healing, and infection risk even in the asymptomatic patient. In this review, we discuss the various clinical presentations of chronic infectious liver disease and summarize the relevant literature involving total joint arthroplasty for this population. Hopefully, through appro

SUBMITTER: Truntzer JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957173 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature