Ultraviolet Lighting During Orthopaedic Surgery and the Rate of Infection
Authors:
- Merrill A. RitterMRMerrill A. Ritter
- Emily M. OlberdingEOEmily M. Olberding
- Robert A. MalinzakRMRobert A. Malinzak
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 89 (9) , 1935-1940
Abstract
Rpose of the present study was to compare the infection rates following joint replacement procedures performed by one orthopaedic surgeon with and without the use of ultraviolet lighting....Keywords
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