Local Antimicrobial Treatment in Orthopaedic Surgery

Chen, Antonia F.; Winkler, Heinz

doi:https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.9465

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.9465

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.9465

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

Editorial

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01 Jan 2017

Editorial |

| 01 Jan 2017

Local Antimicrobial Treatment in Orthopaedic Surgery

Antonia F. Chen and Heinz Winkler

Keywords: local antimicrobial, orthopaedic surgery

Abstract. The purpose of this special issue of Journal of Bone and Joint Infection is to provide orthopaedic surgeons with basic science explanations as to how these local antimicrobials work, clinical evidence that supports these local treatments, and the role of these local treatments against biofilm.