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

Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 21:30 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 new study.

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