Meth Mouth Severity in Response to Drug-use Patterns and Dental Access in Methamphetamine Users

Methamphetamines and Acetabular Reoperation Rates: Poor Outcomes From the Front Lines

“…10,11 Furthermore, the routes in which meth is consumed are inherently prone to introducing bacteria, including transient bacteremia and abscess formation with injection and dental decay associated with inhalation. 21 The aforementioned constellation of factors, in addition to other contributors such as impulsivity and poor hygiene, are important for an orthopaedic traumatologist to recognize when preoperatively planning intrapelvic acetabular fixation. 22 In conjunction with deep surgical site infections, reoperations for implant failure or loss of reduction were another major reason for revision surgery in our cohort (22%).…”