RT Book, Section
A1 McGough, Richard L.
A1 Laudermilch, Dann
A1 Weiss, Kurt R.
A2 Skinner, Harry B.
A2 McMahon, Patrick J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57816074
T1 Chapter 7. Orthopedic Infections: Basic Principles of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-159075-4
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57816074
RD 2024/04/19
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.