Table S2. Detailed search strategy in Embase.
| Search | Query | Results |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | “replacement arthroplasty”/exp | 35,825 |
| #2 | “total joint arthroplasty”:ab,ti | 2,992 |
| #3 | TJA:ab,ti | 851 |
| #4 | “total joint replacement”:ab,ti | 2,299 |
| #5 | TJR:ab,ti | 442 |
| #6 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 | 39,176 |
| #7 | “total knee arthroplasty”/exp | 25,772 |
| #8 | “total knee arthroplasty”:ab,ti | 19,335 |
| #9 | TKA:ab,ti | 11,378 |
| #10 | “total knee replacement”:ab,ti | 6,765 |
| #11 | TKR:ab,ti | 3,006 |
| #12 | #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 | 33,430 |
| #13 | “total hip replacement”/exp | 1,499 |
| #14 | “total hip arthroplasty”:ab,ti | 19,378 |
| #15 | THA:ab,ti | 12,252 |
| #16 | “total hip replacement”:ab,ti | 9,995 |
| #17 | THR:ab,ti | 30,021 |
| #18 | #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 | 32,831 |
| #19 | #6 OR #12 OR #18 | 72,298 |
| #20 | “surgical infection”/exp | 45,581 |
| #21 | “surgical site infections”:ab,ti | 6,761 |
| #22 | “surgical site infection”:ab,ti | 9,172 |
| #23 | SSI:ab,ti | 9,239 |
| #24 | “periprosthetic joint infections”:ab,ti | 324 |
| #25 | “periprosthetic joint infection”:ab,ti | 1,192 |
| #26 | PJI:ab,ti | 1,429 |
| #27 | #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 | 53,078 |
| #28 | “body mass”/exp | 394,049 |
| #29 | “body mass index”:ab,ti | 244,519 |
| #30 | BMI:ab,ti | 283,025 |
| #31 | obesity:ab,ti | 327,920 |
| #32 | overweight:ab,ti | 95,934 |
| #33 | #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32 | 741,746 |
| #34 | #19 AND #27 AND #33 | 374 |
Source: Embase; Searched on: August 17, 2019; Results: 374. TJA, total joint arthroplasty; TJR, total joint replacement; TKA, total knee arthroplasty; TKR, total knee replacement; THA, total hip arthroplasty; THR, total hip replacement; SSI, surgical site infection; PJI, periprosthetic joint infection; BMI, body mass index.