Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 August 2016
The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing procedure (BHR) is metal-on-metal resurfacing procedure for hip arthritis. BHR was associated with low risk of surgical site infection (SSI; 0.6%). In addition to antimicrobials, superficial SSIs were treated with incision and drainage, whereas deep incisional or organ-space SSIs required removal of prosthesis.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1–4
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. Preliminary data of this study were presented at IDSA2013, San Francisco, California, October 2013.