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Bone & Joint Research Vol. 4, No. 12
Ankle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder Wrist
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Prophylactic antibiotics in total joint arthroplasty
A. H. R. W. Simpson, J. Dave, M. GhertAnkle Elbow Hip Knee Shoulder Wrist
The surgical profession has come a long way since the catastrophic infection rates that plagued our profession prior to Lord Lister’s promotion, and the eventual widespread implementation of aseptic antiseptic technique.1,2 The successive advance in health care that along with anaesthesia, had a significant impact on the surgical field, was the discovery of antibiotics.3,4 As these discoveries evolved, post-operative infections became an infrequent, yet no less devastating complication.
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