The outcome of perioperative wound infection after total hip and knee arthroplasty

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-43

  Abudu, A ^a   Sivardeen, K A Z ^a   Grimer, R J ^a   Pynsent, P B ^a   Noy, M ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036932916     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-001-0301-9     Document Type: Article

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