Operating Room Traffic is a Major Concern During Total Joint Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a challenging complication associated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Traffic in the operating room (OR) increases bacterial counts in the OR, and may lead to increased rates of infection. QUESTION/PURPOSES: Our purposes were to (1) define the...

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Main Authors: Panahi, Pedram, Stroh, Mitchell, Casper, David S., Parvizi, Javad, Austin, Matthew S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Symposium: 2011 Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441983/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22302655
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-012-2252-4
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