Dr. Robert Whitfield explains infection risks tied to surgical implants like knees, hips, teeth, hearts, and brains. He covers why infections happen, how serious they can get, and what you should know before getting implanted.
And, I mean, it was. It was crazy. But all those things can get infected. Yeah. And so whether it's a, you know, knee implant, hip implant, dental implant, cardiac implant, neurologic. Anybody who puts in any implant as a surgeon always has to explain and disclose that this can become infected. I always have a lot of respect for an implant, like it's a foreign body and it can get.
