Role of Core Biopsy in Diagnosing Infection before Revision Hip Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-87

  Malhotra, Rajesh ^a   Morgan, David A F ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core biopsy; Failed arthroplasty; Histology; Revision; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORE BIOPSY; COXITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; JOINT BIOPSY; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 1642540066     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(03)00453-4     Document Type: Article

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