Ritter M A
Louisiana State University, Medical Center, Shreveport.
Orthop Clin North Am. 1989 Jan;20(1):49-53.
The increasing number of infected total knee replacements produces a financial and social burden upon patients, families, hospitals, insurance companies, and government. Methods of reducing the problem of wound infection are discussed in this article, including prophylactic anticoagulation, CPM, autologous blood replacement, good nutrition, and careful wound closure.
