Intraoperative controls for bacterial contamination during total knee replacement.
The increasing number of infected total knee replacements produces a financial and social burden upon patients, families, hospitals, insurance companies, and government. Methods of reducing the problem of wound infection are discussed in this article, including prophylactic anticoagulation, CPM, autologous blood replacement, good nutrition, and careful wound closure.
Ritter
M A
MA
Louisiana State University, Medical Center, Shreveport.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*