Contamination of primary total hip replacements in standard and ultra-clean operating theaters detected by the polymerase chain reaction

Michael T. Clarke; Paul T. H. Lee; Christopher P. Roberts; Jim Gray; Graham S. Keene; Neil Rushton

doi:10.1080/00016470410001394

Contamination of primary total hip replacements in standard and ultra-clean operating theaters detected by the polymerase chain reaction

Michael T. Clarke
, Paul T. H. Lee
, Christopher P. Roberts
, Jim Gray
, Graham S. Keene
, Neil Rushton

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

Wound contamination of primary THR occurs frequently in both standard and ultra-clean operating theaters and contamination is greater at the end of surgery than at the beginning (p=0.04). In this small series, we found no differences in wound contamination between standard and ultra-clean theaters (p=0.1).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-548
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
Volume	75
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00016470410001394
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004

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