Inexpensive rinsing effective at reducing post-op infection following joint replacement surgery

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

A rinsing technique with betadine that costs just a little over one dollar per patient may significantly reduce the infection rate following total knee and hip joint replacement surgery according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.

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