Hip and knee arthroplasty: quo vadis?

Jeffery Ho; Jacques F. Meis; Marrigje Nabuurs-Franssen; Andreas Voss

doi:10.1186/s13756-015-0060-9

Hip and knee arthroplasty: quo vadis?

Jeffery Ho
, Jacques F. Meis
, Marrigje Nabuurs-Franssen
, Andreas Voss^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Despite of the steady decrease of surgical site infection (SSI) over the last two decades, the incidence of SSI after hip and knee arthroplasty has recently surged. This may be explained by technical changes that may result in an increased risk of SSI, such as the broad implementation of fast track programs, and/or early interventions on suspected SSI. By definition, early intervention may lead to a higher SSI score, even in the absence of a true SSI. In any case, the reverse trend of SSI warrants further investigations.

Original language	English
Article number	19
Number of pages	2
Journal	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-015-0060-9
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2015
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

Surgical infection
Hip and knee arthroplasty
The Netherlands
SURGICAL SITE INFECTION

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