Prepping the knee in maximal flexion: getting into every nook, cranny, and fold

This article describes a simple surgical skin preparation technique for total knee arthroplasty that permits the application of skin prep agent with the knee in maximal flexion. While most surgeons prep the knee in extension, it is believed that prep of the knee in flexion will provide superior cove...

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Autores principales: Knoll, Peter A., Browne, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Surgical Technique
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5484976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28695181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.08.004
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spelling pubmed-54849762017-07-10 Prepping the knee in maximal flexion: getting into every nook, cranny, and fold Knoll, Peter A. Browne, James A. Arthroplast Today Surgical Technique This article describes a simple surgical skin preparation technique for total knee arthroplasty that permits the application of skin prep agent with the knee in maximal flexion. While most surgeons prep the knee in extension, it is believed that prep of the knee in flexion will provide superior coverage of the skin surface and reduce the potential for surgical-site infection, particularly in obese patients with large soft-tissue layers anterior to the knee. Elsevier 2016-09-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5484976/ /pubmed/28695181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.08.004 Text en © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5484976/
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