Affiliation
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Croom Orthopaedic Hospital, Co. Limerick, Ireland. connorjgreen@gmail.comIssue Date
2011-04MeSH
Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipHumans
Protective Devices
Surgical Wound Infection
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Another string.... but no bow. 2011, 77 (2):258-9 Acta Orthop BelgJournal
Acta orthopaedica BelgicaPubMed ID
21667740Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21667740Abstract
Based on a positive personal experience, the authors advocate the use of a wound protector/retractor such as the Alexis system in total hip arthroplasty, to avoid intra-operative bacterial contamination from the skin, while avoiding damage to the skin and other soft tissues.Item Type
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