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Table 1 The mean time elapsed from patients’ entry into the OR in the primary cementless THAs

From: Unveiling the dynamics of intraoperative contamination in total hip arthroplasty: the discrepancy between particulate and microbial contamination in surgical site infection risk

Surgical steps

Time [min]

Mean

SD

Patient entry into the OR

0

0

First postural change

23

6

Draping

47

7

Incision

56

8

Head resection

65

8

Cup press-fitting

83

12

Stem press-fitting

104

15

Suturing

120

17

Second postural change

126

16

Extubation

148

24

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Arthroplasty

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