Table 3: Numbers and rates of infection.

Type of operation

ALBC group

Non-ALBC group

p value

TKA

300

270

0.35

Infection

3 (1.0%)

1 (0.4%)

THA

151

174

0.1

Infection

3 (2.0%)

0 (0%)

BHA

107

136

0.59

Infection

2 (1.9%)

2 (1.5%)

Total

558

580

0.1

Infection

8 (1.4%)

3 (0.5%)