Contaminated anterior cruciate ligament grafts: The efficacy of 3 sterilization agents

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-378

  Molina, Manuel E ^a   Nonweiller, David E ^a   Evans, John A ^b   DeLee, Jesse C ^b  

^a Hlth Sciences Center at San Antonio ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Contaminated graft; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 0034029079     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(00)90081-1     Document Type: Article

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