Intraoperative chlorhexidine irrigation to prevent infection in total hip and knee arthroplasty

Intraoperative chlorhexidine irrigation to prevent infection in total hip and knee arthroplasty

Background: Surgical site irrigation during total hip (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthroplasty is a routine practice among orthopaedic surgeons to prevent periprosthetic joint infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) irrigation on infection rate...

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Main Authors: Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA, Omar M. Kadri, MD, Troy Tenbrunsel, BS, Abraham Abdul-Hak, BS, Mossub Qatu, BS, Jason J. Davis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300316

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