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Publications and source records attributed to J P McElhinney.
A technique of using a cannulated Herbert screw is presented for addressing the troublesome Jones fracture. This closed intramedullary fixation technique allows early healing without many of the screw head problems encountered in the more traditional AO screw techniques.
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In 711 consecutive total hip arthroplasty operations, approximately 80% of patients were followed one to 7 years. Per priman operations outnumbered hips having had previous operations 511 to 200. The incidence of infection was higher in the hips having had previous operations (1.6 vs 3.5%). The overall incidence of deep infection was 16/711, or 23%. Analysis of the influences of operating room environment and preventative antibiotics revealed that there was a marked decrease in the attack rate of deep infection (7.6 vs 0.6%) when the Clean Room, personnel-isolator system, and preventative antibiotics were used. Reduced intraoperative wound bacterial contamination is accompanied by a reduced incidence of sepsis.