Preoperative Antiseptic Skin Cleansing Does Not Reduce Intraoperative Skin Contamination in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 4_suppl3, April 2026.
Objectives:This prospective study investigated whether preoperative antiseptic whole-body skin cleansing reduces bacterial contamination and surgical site infections (SSI) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). We hypothesized that ...
Objectives:This prospective study investigated whether preoperative antiseptic whole-body skin cleansing reduces bacterial contamination and surgical site infections (SSI) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). We hypothesized that ...