The role of intraoperative frozen section in decision making in revision hip and knee arthroplasties in a local community hospital

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Ko, Put Shui ^a,b   Ip, David ^b   Chow, Kai Pun ^b   Cheung, Florence ^b   Lee, On Bong ^b   Lam, James Joseph ^a  

^a Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Infection; Intraoperative frozen section; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SEPSIS;

EID: 14844303741     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.06.034     Document Type: Article

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