[Prevention of infection in implantation of femur head prostheses].
An account of 581 patients managed with head prosthesis after femoral neck fractures between 1975-1988 revealed that the administration of prophylactic antibiotics coupled with the use of a laminar airflow system in the operating room reduced the infection rate from 5% to 0.75%. The important risk factors which predispose infection are poor physical state, chronic urinary tract infection as well as diabetes mellitus.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
Infektionsprophylaxe bei Implantation von Hüftkopfprothesen.