Lower limb orthopaedic surgery results in changes to coagulation and non-specific inflammatory biomarkers, including selective clinical outcome measures

Table 1 Effect of THR and TKR surgery on wound infection

	THR (preoperatively)	THR (day 3 postoperatively)	TKR (preoperatively)	TKR (day 3 postoperatively)
Blood agar	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
MacConkey	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Anaerobic medium	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Staphylococcus selective agar	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Streptococcus selective agar	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative

Wound swabs were collected and assessed for evidence of infection at the site of surgery. Swabs were collected pre and post THR and TKR surgery (day 3 postoperative). Swabs were incubated for 48 hour periods on blood agar, MacConkey agar, anaerobic medium and agar selective for Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

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