Orthopedics is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing, correcting, preventing, and treating bone, joint, muscle, ligament, tendon, nerve, and skin disorders in patients with skeletal malformations.
Traumatology is the study of trauma and injury caused by accidents or violence, as well as the surgical treatment and repair of injuries.
Infections associated with orthopaedic surgery pose a serious and devastating risk to patients, surgeons, and hospital institutions.
It could end up extending patients' hospital stays by up to two weeks, doubling hospitalization rates and increasing health care costs by more than 300 percent.
This is especially serious in orthopedic surgery, as it is difficult to eliminate infections in bones and joints.
Many preventable causes of contamination and infection have been identified and can be minimized if appropriate measures are taken.
Patients, surgeons and nurses, as well as the operating room environment and equipment, are major areas of concern.