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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American).
2007;89:1935-1940. doi:10.2106/JBJS.F.01037 © 2009 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. Ultraviolet Lighting During Orthopedic Surgery and the Rate of InfectionMerrill A. Ritter, MD*, Emily M. Olberding, BS* and Robert A. Malinzak, MD* * The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, St. Francis Hospital—Mooresville, 1199 Hadley Road, Mooresville, IN 46158. E-mail address for M.A. Ritter: marittermd@yahoo.com Investigation performed at the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, St. Francis Hospital—Mooresville, Mooresville, Indiana Disclosure: The authors did not receive any outside funding or grants in
support of their research for or preparation of this work. Neither they nor a
member of their immediate families received payments or other benefits or a
commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity. No
commercial entity paid or directed, or agreed to pay or direct, any benefits
to any research fund, foundation, division, center, clinical practice, or
other charitable or nonprofit organization with which the authors, or a member
of their immediate families, are affiliated or associated.
Methods: From July 1986 to July 2005, one surgeon performed 5,980 total joint
replacements at one facility. In September 1991, ultraviolet lighting was
installed in the operating rooms. All procedures that were performed before
the installation of the ultraviolet lighting utilized horizontal laminar
airflow, whereas all procedures that were performed after that date utilized
ultraviolet lighting without laminar airflow. Factors associated with the rate
of infection were analyzed.
Reposted with permission from Rights Department, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
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