Corrigendum to: ‘Tranexamic Acid Administration Is Associated With a Decreased Odds of Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Primary Total Hip and Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A National Database Analysis’ [The Journal of Arthroplasty Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 1109-1113

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The authors regret that the four instances of (OR 0.49 [0.69, 0.91]), should read (OR 0.79 [0.69, 0.91]). The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. Tranexamic Acid Administration is Associated With a Decreased Odds of Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Primary Total Hip and Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A National Database AnalysisThe Journal of ArthroplastyVol. 36Issue 3PreviewTranexamic acid (TXA) for the reduction of blood loss in orthopedic surgery is coming into greater adoption. Because TXA administration lowers the incidence of blood transfusion and of hematoma formation, risk factors for infection, we asked whether TXA use might be associated with a lower incidence of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following orthopedic surgery. Full-Text PDF