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. 2020 Apr;8(7):464. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.112

Table S3. Detailed search strategy in Cochrane Library.

Search Query Results
#1 MeSH descriptor: [arthroplasty, replacement] explode all trees 4,074
#2 “total joint arthroplasty”:ti,ab,kw 2,717
#3 TJA:ti,ab,kw 47
#4 “total joint replacement”:ti,ab,kw 2,434
#5 TJR:ti,ab,kw 32
#6 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 5,980
#7 MeSH descriptor: [arthroplasty, replacement, knee] explode all trees 2,315
#8 “total knee arthroplasty”:ti,ab,kw 5,534
#9 TKA:ti,ab,kw 2,383
#10 “total knee replacement”:ti,ab,kw 4,229
#11 TKR:ti,ab,kw 537
#12 #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 6,804
#13 MeSH descriptor: [arthroplasty, replacement, hip] explode all trees 1,755
#14 “total hip arthroplasty”:ti,ab,kw 3,818
#15 THA:ti,ab,kw 1,356
#16 “total hip replacement”:ti,ab,kw 3,591
#17 THR:ti,ab,kw 639
#18 #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 6,118
#19 #6 OR #12 OR #18 12,093
#20 MeSH descriptor: [surgical wound infection] explode all trees 3,213
#21 “surgical site infections”:ti,ab,kw 3,406
#22 “surgical site infection”:ti,ab,kw 3,407
#23 SSI:ti,ab,kw 1,123
#24 “periprosthetic joint infections”:ti,ab,kw 106
#25 “periprosthetic joint infection”:ti,ab,kw 106
#26 PJI:ti,ab,kw 67
#27 #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 6,203
#28 MeSH descriptor: [body mass index] explode all trees 9,681
#29 “body mass index”:ti,ab,kw 37,831
#30 BMI:ti,ab,kw 34,105
#31 obesity:ti,ab,kw 36,942
#32 overweight:ti,ab,kw 14,180
#33 #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32 76,845
#34 #19 AND #27 AND #33 21

Source: Cochrane Library; Searched on: August 17, 2019; Results: 21. 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.