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. 2025 Jul 8;16(7):239–247. doi: 10.14740/jmc5138

Table 2. Retrospective Survey of Usage of the Contaminated Arthroscope Since “Patient Zero”.

Operation type Patients Infected patients (positive microbiology) Infected patients (negative microbiology) Infection ratio
Partial meniscectomy 4 1 2 75%
Meniscus repair 3 2 0 66.7%
ACLR 8 1 0 12.5%
Synovectomy 2 0 1 50.0%
Elbow release 1 0 0 0.0%
Iliotibial band release 1 0 0 0.0%
Total 19 4 3 36.8%

ACLR: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.