Fungal infection following replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 449-453

  Burke, W Vincent ^a,b   Zych, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ANDERSON ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; INJURY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCORMYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036515434     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200203000-00019     Document Type: Article

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