Contamination of primary total hip replacements in standard and ultra-clean operating theaters detected by the polymerase chain reaction.

Clarke, Michael T, Lee, Paul T H, Roberts, Christopher P, Gray, J, Keene, Graham S and Rushton, Neil (2004) Contamination of primary total hip replacements in standard and ultra-clean operating theaters detected by the polymerase chain reaction. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 75 (5). pp. 544-548. ISSN 0001-6470

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Abstract

Wound contamination of primary THR occurs frequently in both standard and ultra-clean operating theaters and contamination is greater at the end of surgery than at the beginning (p=0.04). In this small series, we found no differences in wound contamination between standard and ultra-clean theaters (p=0.1).

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	18 May 2011 15:44
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 02:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/30885
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