The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 6,Supplement , Pages 114-118 , September 2011

Irrigation and Debridement for Periprosthetic Infections: Does the Organism Matter?

  • Susan M. Odum, MEd

      Affiliations

    • OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Susan M. Odum, MEd, OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc, 2001 Vail Avenue, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28207.
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  • Thomas K. Fehring, MD

      Affiliations

    • OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • Adolph V. Lombardi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc, New Albany, Ohio
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  • Ben M. Zmistowski, BS

      Affiliations

    • Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Nicholas M. Brown, BS

      Affiliations

    • Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Jeffrey T. Luna, MD

      Affiliations

    • VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Keith A. Fehring, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
    • Keith R. Berend, MD, Kevin J. Bozic, MD, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Terence J. Gioe, MD, William A. Jiranek, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, and Bryan D. Springer, MD.
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  • Erik N. Hansen, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Keith R. Berend, MD, Kevin J. Bozic, MD, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Terence J. Gioe, MD, William A. Jiranek, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, and Bryan D. Springer, MD.
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  • The Periprosthetic Infection Consortium

      Affiliations

    • Keith R. Berend, MD, Kevin J. Bozic, MD, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Terence J. Gioe, MD, William A. Jiranek, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, and Bryan D. Springer, MD.

Received 12 July 2010 ,Accepted 15 March 2011.

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 The Conflict of Interest statement associated with this article can be found at doi:10.1016/j.arth.2011.03.031.

PII: S0883-5403(11)00135-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.03.031

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 6,Supplement , Pages 114-118 , September 2011

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