The Impact of Surgical Approach on 90-Day Prosthetic Joint Infection After Total Hip Replacement - A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.

Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study aimed to determine if the anterior approach (AP) influenced the incidence of early PJI in THA compared to posterior approach (PP).

Methods: Record linkage was performed between state-wide hospitalization data and a national joint replacement registry to identify unilateral THA performed via the AP or PP.

Associations between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and osteoarthritis: an updated meta-analysis.

Objective: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms may be associated with the risk of OA, however, evidence for this is controversial. This meta-analysis aims to confirm whether VDR gene polymorphisms are associated with OA.

Methods: Meta-analyses on the association between OA and VDR ApaI, BsmI, TaqI and FokI polymorphisms were conducted using allele and homozygote contrast and contrasts in the recessive and dominant models.