Abstract
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is aserious complication in arthroplasty surgery. The preoperative preparation of the skin plays an important role in infection prevention. Asystematic literature review was conducted on the topic of antimicrobial wash lotion, precleaning, and shaving. Existing evidence was summarized by the committee of the German Arthroplasty Society and recommendations were formulated. By applying alocal antiseptic before the operation, the risk of wound infection and PJI can be significantly reduced. This causes areduction in revision surgery and leads to ashorter average hospital stay. If hair removal is necessary, it is ideally performed shortly before the procedure using an electric clipper. The use of arazor is not recommended.
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