Infection Control Rate of Irrigation and Débridement for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Koyonos, Loukas; Zmistowski, Benjamin; J. Della Valle, Craig; Parvizi, Javad

doi:10.1007/s11999-011-1910-2

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Infection Control Rate of Irrigation and Débridement for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research • May 6, 2011

Authors:

Loukas Koyonos

Benjamin Zmistowski

Craig J. Della Valle

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Irrigation and débridement with retention of prosthesis is commonly performed for periprosthetic joint infection. Infection control is reportedly dependent on timing of irrigation and débridement relative to the index procedure. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We therefore (1) compared the ability o...

Subject

Medicine

Periprosthetic

Infection control

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