Low Preoperative Platelet Count Is Associated With Deep Surgical Site Infection in Knee Arthroplasty.

Arthroplast Today · 2026 · PMC13050103 · PMID 41937955

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In an analysis of ASA class 1-2, BMI <35, nonsmoking, nondiabetic patients with no wound dehiscence or corticosteroid use (n = 143,819), patients with platelet counts <150k again showed higher incidence of infection (0.30% vs 0.15%), though this difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = .051).

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