Erschienen in:
01.07.2009 | Symposium: Papers Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Papers Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society: Editorial Comment
verfasst von:
Douglas R. Osmon, MD, Montri D. Wongworawat, MD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Ausgabe 7/2009
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Excerpt
Surgical site infections after orthopaedic surgery are a source of considerable postoperative morbidity and mortality and are associated with increased rehospitalization and higher healthcare expenditures. Patients with surgical site infections may develop greater physical limitations that lead to reductions in health-related quality of life, particularly if they require reoperation and/or removal of an orthopaedic implant such as a joint prosthesis. While much of the science of infection prevention and treatment has yet to be explored, there has been substantial progress in improving methods for addressing surgical site infections. …