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Staples Linked to Higher Risk for Infection After Joint Surgery Medscape CME

Location: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/719004

March 23, 2010 — The risk for infection after joint surgery is higher with staples vs traditional stitches, according to the results of a meta-analysis reported in the March 16 issue of the BMJ.
In 6 publications reporting on a total of 683 wounds, 332 patients underwent wound closure with sutures,...
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Surgical Infections

Location: http://www.utoronto.ca/ois/SIA/2005/Surgical_Infections.htm

In this Review we deal with Surgical Infections requiring surgical intevention and in particular, soft tissue infections.
Soft-tissue infections: Abscess, Cellulitis, Ulcers, Tropical Pyomyositis, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Myonecrosis/Gas Gangrene and Tetanus
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Validity of frozen sections for analysis of periprosthetic loosening membranes CORR Open Access

Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816749

Our data support a recommendation for use of intraoperative frozen sections for diagnosis of septic versus aseptic loosening in revision hip surgery.
Validity of frozen sections for analysis of periprosthetic loosening membranes. Tohtz SW, Müller M, Morawietz L, Winkler T, Perka C. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Mar;468(3):762-8. (full text)
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