A novel spinal implant infection model in rabbits

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 406-410

  Poelstra, Kornelis A ^a,d   Barekzi, Nazir A ^a   Grainger, David W ^b   Gristina, Anthony G ^a   Schuler, Thomas C ^c  

^a Anthony G Gristina Inst Biomed R   (United States)

^b Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

^c GAMMA A Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biofilm; Biomaterial; Infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Orthopedic; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMPLANT; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LAMINECTOMY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPINE SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RABBITS; SPINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034001730     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200002150-00003     Document Type: Article

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