the range and number of orthopaedic procedures performed in the UK has increased in recent decades - more devices are being implanted to correct skeletal deformities, stabilise bone or replace diseased joints. Also the type, number and complexity of potential surgical infections has increased
infections following orthopaedic surgery can prolong hospital stay, impair the functional result of surgery, harm patients and sometimes prove fatal
in this section of the database sections outlining measures to prevent surgical site infection following orthopaedic surgery are outlined
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