Can sterility of stripped iodophor-impregnated plastic adhesive drape be maintained at the time of incision closure in total hip arthroplasty?

• Hisahiro Tonotsuka,
• Hajime Sugiyama,
• Daisuke Tanaka,
• Tatsuto Ito,
• Ayano Amagami,
• Keigo Yonemoto,
• Ryuichi Sato,
• Mitsuru Saito,
• Keishi Marumo

Affiliations

Hisahiro Tonotsuka

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hajime Sugiyama

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Tanaka

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Tatsuto Ito

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Ayano Amagami

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Keigo Yonemoto

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Ryuichi Sato

Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Mitsuru Saito

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Keishi Marumo

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan