Arthroscopic Debridement and Irrigation of Periprosthetic Total Elbow Infection

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1140.e1-1140.e3

  Mastrokalos, Dimitrios S ^a   Zahos, Konstantinos A ^a   Korres, Dimitrios ^a   Soucacos, Panayotis N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute septic arthritis; Arthroscopic treatment; Total elbow arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUSIDIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ELBOW DISEASE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LAVAGE; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYMPTOM; SYNOVECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33749257460     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.037     Document Type: Article

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