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Fig. 1 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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From: No difference in bacterial contamination of hip capsule sutures and control sutures in hip arthroplasty surgery

Fig. 1

Posterolateral approach of the hip in THA and procedure of suture collection for microbiological culture. A: Exposed hip joint by reflecting the short external rotator muscles and the posterior joint capsule using capsule sutures (image is reproduced with permission from AO Surgery Reference;www.aosurgery.org); B: Hip joint exposed with capsule sutures in situ (• = piriformis tendon, ← = posterior capsule flap) held by a hemostat. Note that sutures are in contact with the surgical drape; C: After removal, original capsule sutures were placed in a sterile container filled with BHI broth; D: New, sterile sutures were used for capsule closure, and remains were collected in a separate sterile container

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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