TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 7. Orthopedic Infections: Basic Principles of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment A1 - McGough, Richard L. A1 - Laudermilch, Dann A1 - Weiss, Kurt R. A2 - Skinner, Harry B. A2 - McMahon, Patrick J. PY - 2014 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e AB - Orthopedic infections are common entities. Orthopedic infections can arise de novo, even in healthy hosts. Orthopedic infections are unfortunately a common surgical complication as well. Like all surgical complications, the only way to avoid encountering infection is to either ignore the problem or not to perform surgery in the first place. Otherwise, infections can and will occur. Infections, especially iatrogenic and nosocomial infections, are receiving increasing attention and visibility in the lay press. There is no shortage of popular media describing individual or institutional infectious complications and a rapidly evolving movement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to not reimburse institutions for the treatment of nosocomial infection. For this reason, infection prevention, recognition, and prompt attention are of paramount importance. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57816074 ER -