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Prevention of Deep Infection in Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Abstract

Deep infection after total hip arthroplasty is a serious complication. Despite recent progress in diagnosis and treatment it is still a major source of morbidity and mortality and prevention is therefore of the utmost importance.

Unfortunately, among the many measures advocated to prevent infection, only some are based on strong scientific evidence. Pre-operative, peri-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative strategies to minimize infection and optimize patient outcomes will be discussed focussing on everyday clinical practice.

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