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Surgical Principles
“The joint itself defends best against infection.” The synovial membrane has a great potential in preventing and controlling infections.
The joint should not remain open. A primary synovectomy should be avoided [4]. Repeated arthroscopic irrigation follows these guidelines and has a high success rate in eradicating infection and restoring joint mobility. In addition antibiotics are mandatory.
The following recommendations are based on a series of 98 infected joints treated by arthroscopic lavage.
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Revised Version from: Operat. Orthop. Traumatol. 1 (1989), 196–199 (German Edition).
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Gaechter, A. Arthroscopic lavage for joint infections. Orthop. Traumatol. 2, 104–106 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02620466
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