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Advances in the control of perioperative sepsis in total joint replacement
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
Postoperative infection remains one of the most devastating complications of total joint arthroplasty. An improved understanding of the pathogenesis of prosthetic joint infection has led to a reduction in its incidence. Measures to prevent infection should begin in the planning stage of joint replacement and continue from the time of surgery for the duration of the implant.