Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 189-196, February 2010

Rate of Infection After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery and Effect of Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Department of Clinical Analysis, Surgical Outcomes, and Analysis Unit, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Anaheim Medical Center; the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine, Anaheim, CA

Received 21 April 2009; accepted 11 November 2009.

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 N.G.H. received support from Kaiser Foundation Healthplans. No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(09)00997-6

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.11.012

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 189-196, February 2010