Infections Following Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-384

  Judd, M A J Daniel ^a   Bottoni, L T C Craig ^b   Kim, David ^c   Burke, C P T Matthew ^d   Hooker, M A J Shawn ^e  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^d EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Winn Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Complications; Infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROSCOPY; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645848737     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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