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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 7/2009

01-07-2009 | Symposium: Papers Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society

Papers Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society: Editorial Comment

Authors: Douglas R. Osmon, MD, Montri D. Wongworawat, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 7/2009

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Surgical site infections after orthopaedic surgery are a source of considerable postoperative morbidity and mortality and are associated with increased rehospitalization and higher healthcare expenditures. Patients with surgical site infections may develop greater physical limitations that lead to reductions in health-related quality of life, particularly if they require reoperation and/or removal of an orthopaedic implant such as a joint prosthesis. While much of the science of infection prevention and treatment has yet to be explored, there has been substantial progress in improving methods for addressing surgical site infections. …
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Title
Papers Presented at the 2008 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society: Editorial Comment
Authors
Douglas R. Osmon, MD
Montri D. Wongworawat, MD
Publication date
01-07-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0821-y

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