Direct measurement of bacterial penetration through surgical gowns: a new method

Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomised study.

O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · BMJ · 1982 · 697 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +10

Postoperative infection in total prosthetic replacement arthroplasty of the hip-joint with special reference to the bacterial content of the air of the operating room

John Charnley, Nas S. Eftekhar · British journal of surgery · 1969 · 422 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +16

Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates

O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1983 · 283 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

The influence of skeletal implants on incidence of infection. Experiments in a canine model.

William Petty, Suzanne S. Spanier, Jonathan J. Shuster et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1985 · 283 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Veterinary Surgery +15

The importance of airborne bacterial contamination of wounds

W. Whyte, R.D. Hodgson, J. Tinkler · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1982 · 277 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +12