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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Distribution of operations within the two considered groups

From: Decolonization of orthopedic surgical team S. aureus carriers: impact on surgical-site infections

 

Pretreatment

Posttreatment

Number

Percentage (%)

Number

Percentage (%)

Hip-knee prosthesis

40

4

13

4.3

Shoulder-knee arthroscopy

515

51.5

167

55.7

Foot surgery

69

6.9

26

8.7

Hand surgery

210

21

67

22.3

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

61

6.1

20

6.7

Other

105

10.5

7

2.3

Total

1,000

 

300

 
  1. Values are expressed as approximate number and as percentage. Groups are equivalent in composition