Acute crystal arthritis mimicking infection after total knee arthroplasty

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7528, 2005, Pages 1322-1323

  Holt, G ^a   Vass, C ^a   Kumar, C S ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTAL; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 28544439159     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1322     Document Type: Article

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