TY - JOUR T1 - Acute kidney injury after hip or knee replacement: Can we lower the risk? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 263 LP - 276 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18044 VL - 86 IS - 4 AU - Edward J. Filippone AU - Anju Yadav Y1 - 2019/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/4/263.abstract N2 - Patients who undergo hip or knee replacement (total joint arthroplasty) face a risk of acute kidney injury that may be higher than previously thought and that increases steeply if they undergo surgical revision to treat prosthetic joint infection. This article assesses the incidence of and risk factors for acute kidney injury after primary total joint arthroplasty or placement of an antibiotic-loaded cement spacer to treat infection, and offers suggestions on how to reduce the risk. ER -