Intraoperative Contamination of Sterile Fields and Postoperative Implications in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study
Pathogen presence in sterile fields during arthroplasty increases the risk of periprosthetic joint infections, often without early clinical symptoms. CRP on day 3 and leukocyte count were the most reliable early indicators of persistent inflammation.
Authors
- Alexandru Turcu
- Victoria Bîrluțiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-3394)
- Nicolas Ion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2143-1797)
- Mihai Faur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3393-5737)
- Călin-Ilie Mohor
- Cosmin‐Ioan Mohor
- Bogdan Axente Bocea
- Alexandru Florin Diconi
- Sorin Radu Fleacă
- Mihai-Dan Roman
- Vicentiu Vasile Veres
- Vanesa-Maria Veres
- Iustin-Ilie Tutuianu
Institutions
- Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (RO)
- Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-Napoca (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15082986
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00