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Depilation and skin preparation before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and any other surgery are well known but frequently underestimated as a potential source of contamination. The patient’s skin is a major source of pathogens that may cause surgical site infection. Optimizing the methods employed may reduce the burden of infections.
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Kalbakdij-Sánchez, C., Arroyo-Salcedo, G., Rodríguez-Merchán, E.C. (2018). Depilation and Skin Preparation to Prevent an Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Rodríguez-Merchán, E., Oussedik, S. (eds) The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66730-0_4
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