Healio reported on a recent HSS study, presented at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, that found surgeon volume may not impact infection risk in patients undergoing primary knee arthroplasty. They spoke with Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD, hip and knee replacement surgeon and co-chairman of the Infection Control Committee at HSS about the findings.

“Surgeon volume at our institution was not predictive of periprosthetic joint infection and superficial surgical site infection,” said Dr. Westrich. “It was all of our infection prevention work that is done through the Infection Control Committee and everything we do while the patient is in the hospital.”

“Other hospitals can take this and understand that it is not just surgeon volume,” he continued. “If you have a robust program to prevent infection, that is the driving force.”

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