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Current Concepts of Infections in Orthopedic Surgery

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Hans K. Uhthoff

    1. Division of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, Canada
      Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Canada

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  2. Elvira Stahl

    1. Montréal, Canada

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Table of contents (38 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Epidemiology of Hospital Infection — The Role of the Microbiologist

    • G. K. Richards, J. J. Prentis, I. Wink
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Role of the Infectious Disease Physician

    • N. E. MacDonald
    Pages 7-10

  4. Diagnosis and Treatment of Malnutrition in the Traumatized Patient

    • P. A. Makarewicz, J. B. Freeman
    Pages 11-18

  5. Skin Bacterial Populations — Contamination or Infection?

    • G. K. Richards, J. E. Miller, J. Carrière
    Pages 19-23

  6. Infections in Orthopedics: Patient Preparation and Skin Scrub

    • J. C. N. Westwood
    Pages 25-32

  7. Clean Air Operating Environment and Superficial Infection

    • R. A. Elson
    Pages 33-37

  8. Specific Measures to Reduce Operating Room Infections

    • R. M. Letts
    Pages 39-50

  9. Clean Wound Surveillance

    • G. K. Richards, C. Gaese, S. Travers
    Pages 51-55

  10. Microbial Study of Surgical Drain Cultures

    • M. Montminy, G.-A. Daigle, P. Gagnon, D. Laflamme, J. Nolin, D. Mercier
    Pages 57-66

  11. The Microcomputer for Operating Room Infection Surveillance

    • R. M. Letts
    Pages 67-68

  12. Diagnosis of Acute Bone Infection

    • P. Kinnard
    Pages 69-79

  13. The Role of Radionuclide Studies in the Diagnosis of Infections in Orthopedic Surgery

    • R. Kloiber
    Pages 81-88

  14. The History of a Patient with an Infected Total Joint Replacement

    • J. P. McElwain, G. A. Hunter
    Pages 89-99

  15. Joint Replacement Infections: Prophylaxis, Diagnosis and Treatment

    • E. A. Salvati
    Pages 101-112

  16. Prevention of Infection in Total Hip Replacement

    • H. W. Buchholz
    Pages 113-116

  17. Prophylactic Effect of Gentamicin Cement

    • L. Lindberg
    Pages 117-119

  18. Open Fractures — Is Primary Stabilization Desirable?

    • M. Tile, C. B. Beauchamp, J. F. Kellam
    Pages 121-132

  19. Compound Fractures: The European Approach

    • I. Kempf
    Pages 133-140

  20. Subacute Osteomyelitis in Children

    • R. M. Letts
    Pages 141-149
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, Canada

    Hans K. Uhthoff

  • Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Canada

    Hans K. Uhthoff

  • MontrĂ©al, Canada

    Elvira Stahl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Current Concepts of Infections in Orthopedic Surgery

  • Editors: Hans K. Uhthoff, Elvira Stahl

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69833-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-69835-4Published: 24 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-69833-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 300

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics

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