Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations
Prosthetic joint infection is a dreaded complication of Total Joint Arthroplasty. Prevention, which is far more cost effective, should be of paramount importance to the arthroplasty surgeon. Proper patient selection and preparation as well as strict asepsis and antisepsis are the basic principles of...
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| description | Prosthetic joint infection is a dreaded complication of Total Joint Arthroplasty. Prevention, which is far more cost effective, should be of paramount importance to the arthroplasty surgeon. Proper patient selection and preparation as well as strict asepsis and antisepsis are the basic principles of prevention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-128605d084a54b55bd5b6a6f82cc69ae2022-12-21T20:40:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNigerian Journal of Medicine1115-26132019-01-012819810710.4103/1115-2613.278624Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendationsO J AlongeC O AyekoloyeS O OgunladeI I Adeoye-SundayM O OkunolaT O AlongeProsthetic joint infection is a dreaded complication of Total Joint Arthroplasty. Prevention, which is far more cost effective, should be of paramount importance to the arthroplasty surgeon. Proper patient selection and preparation as well as strict asepsis and antisepsis are the basic principles of prevention.http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=1;spage=98;epage=107;aulast=Alonge;type=0 |
| spellingShingle | O J Alonge C O Ayekoloye S O Ogunlade I I Adeoye-Sunday M O Okunola T O Alonge Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations Nigerian Journal of Medicine |
| title | Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations |
| title_full | Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations |
| title_fullStr | Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations |
| title_short | Prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties: Evidence based recommendations |
| title_sort | prevention of prosthetic joint infection in total hip and knee arthroplasties evidence based recommendations |
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