Prolonged operative time correlates with increased infection rate after total knee arthroplasty

HSS Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-72

  Peersman, G ^a   Laskin, R ^b   Davis, J ^b   Peterson, M G E ^b   Richart, T ^a  

^a ACZA Campus Stuivenberg ^*  (Belgium)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Duration of surgery; SSI risk stratification; TKA infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748849611     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-005-0130-2     Document Type: Article

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