Failure of osteosynthesis and prosthetic joint infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis following a subtrochanteric fracture: A case report and review of the literature

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 470-472

  Krappel, F A ^a   Harland, U ^a  

^a Winterberg Kliniken   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0033920077     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004029900091     Document Type: Article

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