Antibiotic-laden cement: Technique for uniform manual mixing

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 941-942

  Krackow, Kenneth A ^a   Rauh, Michael A ^a   Meredith, Randall M ^b   Munjal, Sandeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Cement; Infection; Polymethyl methacrylate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEMENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE CEMENTS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; JOINT PROSTHESIS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 26844454001     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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