Analysis on relative factors affecting pyrexia following total knee replacement / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To determine the incidence and factors associated with pyrexia after total knee replacement(TKR).[Method]A retrospective review of 200 patients in departments of orthopaedics of our hospital and West China hospital who underwent TKRs from August 1998 and April 2006 was performed.The clinical,surgical and follow-up data were abstracted from the patients' records and were analyzed with SPSS 12.0.[Result]There was a statistically significant increase of the mean temperature post-operations,which remained significant throughout the first 7 days after surgeries(P