Arthrodesis of the knee with a long intramedullary nail following the failure of a total knee arthroplasty as the result of infection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Bargiotas, Konstantinos ^a   Wohlrab, David ^a   Sewecke, Jeffrey J ^a   Lavinge, Gregory ^a   DeMeo, Patrick J ^a   Sotereanos, Nicholas G ^a  

^a Federal North   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE ARTHRODESIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

EID: 33644922342     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00575     Document Type: Review

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