Risk factors and preventions of total hip replacement and total knee replacement
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2014.01.014
- VernacularTitle:下肢关节置换术后感染的危险因素及预防方法
- Author:
Jiayi LI
;
Wenjie WENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Arthropasty,replacement,hip;
Infection;
Risk factors;
Prevention
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2014;41(1):51-54
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Total joint replacement (e.g.total hip replacement,total knee replacement) is one of the most common and most successful orthopaedic procedures.Infection after total joint arthroplasty is a devastating complication that causes pain and dysfunction,increases the cost.It is important to prevent postoperative infection.There are preoperative,perioperative and postoperative risk factors of total joint replacement,and preventions should base on these risk factors.This article reviews muhiple preoperative,perioperative and postoperative risk factors of postoperative infection and the preventions based on these risk factors.
