Contaminant seeding in bone by different irrigation methods: An experimental study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 591-596

  Kalteis, Thomas ^a   Lehn, Norbert ^a   Schröder, Hans Jürgen ^a   Schubert, Thomas ^a   Zysk, Stefan ^b   Handel, Martin ^a   Grifka, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Bone; Brush cleansing; Contaminant seeding; Pulsatile lavage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE TISSUE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; WOUND CARE;

AGED; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEITIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744596119     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000174032.91936.4a     Document Type: Article

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