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Table 4 Details of infection

From: Litigation analysis of medical damage after total knee arthroplasty: a case study based on Chinese legal database in the past ten years

Details of infection

Early infection

Delayed infection

Late infection

Total

Revision

9

10

3

22

Arthrodesis

1

2

1

4

Amputation

1

2

1

4

Unoperated

7

9

2

18

Total

18

23

7

48

  1. Early infection: Infection was found less than 3 months after operation; Delayed infection: Infection was found from 3 months to 24 months after operation; Late infection: Infection was found more than 24 months after operation.