The possibility to predict surgical site infections development could be of high prognostic value. We aimed to investigate whether cultures obtained from the tip of the closed passive wound drain may provide early signs of progression towards periprosthetic joint infections.

Drain tip cultures do not predict infections in primary total knee arthroplasty

INCHINGOLO, Francesco;DIPALMA, GIANNA;CAGIANO, Raffaele;POTENZA, MARIA ASSUNTA;
2015-01-01

Abstract

The possibility to predict surgical site infections development could be of high prognostic value. We aimed to investigate whether cultures obtained from the tip of the closed passive wound drain may provide early signs of progression towards periprosthetic joint infections.
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