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The out-patient procedure for total knee arthroplasty

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The hypothesis was not confirmed: there was no significant difference between the rates of SEs and SSIs in the three groups of patients undergoing exclusive or selected FTP or OPP. Therefore, there is no reason to fear an increase in the risk of CI or SSI due to the shortening of the duration of hospitalization, including for the ambulatory procedure where hospitalization is reduced to its simplest form and close monitoring of the healing is not possible.

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Jean-Yves Jenny

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