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ince we launched a total joints program nearly 3 years ago,
we've performed about 200 knee and hip replacements with-
out a single patient suffering a deep wound infection. That's
no small feat for our large orthopedic practice because sur-
gical site infections have dire consequences in joint replace-
ment patients. Infected patients are subjected to several weeks of antibiot-
ic treatments and often must undergo a 2-stage revision surgery to remove
and replace the infected implant. Deep wound infections are also expen-
How We Achieve Zero Joint Infections
Our hip and knee replacement
patients head home with healthy, healing scars.
Ronald Singer, MD | Charlotte, N.C.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
• DEEP TROUBLE Joint infections that occur around implants are difficult to eradicate and subject patients to a significant
period of disability.
