Presentation, Outcome, and Cause of Septic Arthritis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Control Study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 941-947

  Schollin Borg, Maria ^b   Michaëlsson, Karl ^b   Rahme, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE MENISCUS; KT 1000 SCALE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LYSHOLM AND TEGNER SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPIONIBACTERIACEAE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0242426721     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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