Arthroscopical removal of a projectile from the intra-articular cavity of the knee joint

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 235-236

  Petersen, Wolf ^a   Beske, Christoph ^b   Stein, Volker ^b   Laprell, Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Handgun wound

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKIN PENETRATION;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036955837     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-001-0373-4     Document Type: Article

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