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Quality & Practice Resources / Quality Programs & Guidelines / Implant Infections in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures

Clinical Practice Guideline

Published December 7, 2012

This clinical practice guideline addresses the prevention of orthopaedic implant infections in patients undergoing dental procedures.

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Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) provide evidence-based recommendations for current orthopaedic diagnostic, treatment, and postoperative procedures. Multdisciplinary clinician work groups and AAOS staff work together to synthesize published research with the aim of providing a transparent and robust summary of the research findings for a particular orthopaedic disease topic.

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