Synovial tissue examination by frozen section as an indicator of infection in hip and knee arthroplasty in community hospitals

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-69

  Pace, Thomas B ^a   Jeray, Kyle J ^b   Latham Jr , J Thomas ^c  

^a Carolina Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c St Francis Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

frozen section; infection; revision arthroplasty; synovial tissue; tissue biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PREDICTION; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0031042896     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(97)90049-8     Document Type: Article

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