Preventing infection in total joint arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 36-46

  Matar, Wadih Y ^a   Jafari, S Mehdi ^b   Restrepo, Camilo ^b   Austin, Matthew ^b   Purtill, James J ^b   Parvizi, Javad ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Canada)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISINFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; LOW DRUG DOSE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPERATING ROOM; PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGICAL GLOVE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 78649847392     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01046     Document Type: Review

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