title: [Risk factors related to surgical site infection in orthopedic prosthesis surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the risk factors for surgical site infections (SSI) in patients with surgical management fractures with internal fixation or prosthetic material.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary institution in Armenia-Colombia in 2008 and 2009 in 223 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The superficial incisional infection frequency was 9,4% (n: 21), and deep incisional infection was 7,6% (n: 17); there were no organ/space SSI.; the highest rates of infection were observed in patella fractures (50%), acromio-clavicular joint (25%), and femur (23,7%). The infections were caused by: S. aureus, Enterobactergergoviae y Enterobacteraerogenes. There was an association with clean-contaminated wounds compared to clean wounds (OR 2,2), comminuted fractures (OR 2,1) multiple fractures (OR 2,9) and patella surgery (OR 3,1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the severity of the fracture and the degree of contamination were predisposing factors to infection.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Colombia.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carvajal
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Londoño
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002437:Cefazolin