Infection in knee replacements after previous injection of intra-articular steroid

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-323

  Papavasiliou, A V ^a   Isaac, D L ^a   Marimuthu, R ^a   Skyrme, A ^a   Armitage, A ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS;

EID: 33644935041     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B3.17136     Document Type: Review

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