Arthroscopic debridement in the treatment of the infected total knee replacement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-42

  Dixon, P ^a,b   Parish, E N ^a   Cross, M J ^a  

^a Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Research   (Australia)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KNEE INSTABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 1642545229     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.86b1.14399     Document Type: Article

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