Diagnostic strategies in cases of suspected periprosthetic infection of the knee: A review of the literature and current recommendations;Diagnostische strategien bei verdacht auf periprothetische infektion einer kniegelenktotalendoprothese: Literaturübersicht und aktuelle empfehlungen

Orthopade

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 904-916

  Gollwitzer, H ^a,e   Diehl, P ^b   Gerdesmeyer, L ^c   Mittelmeier, W ^d  

^a BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^e Abteilung für Unfall und Wiederherstellungschirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infection; Joint aspiration; Knee arthroplasty; PCR; PET; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

8 QUINOLINOL INDIUM IN 111; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GALLIUM 67; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSCINTIGRAPHY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 33748765771     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00132-006-0977-z     Document Type: Review

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