A survey of sports medicine specialists investigating the preferred management of contaminated anterior cruciate ligament grafts

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1348-1353

  Izquierdo Jr , Rolando ^a   Cadet, Edwin R ^b   Bauer, Rebecca ^c   Stanwood, Walter ^d   Levine, William N ^b   Ahmad, Christopher S ^b  

^a Crystal Lake Professional Center   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Plymouth Bay Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Chlorhexidine; Contamination; Graft; Management; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CAREER; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAFT INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; SURGEON; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444469393     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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