Intraoperative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Contamination

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-331

  Pasque, Charles B ^a   Geib, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Contamination; Graft; Harvesting; Ligament

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; GRAFT CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; SUTURE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE;

EID: 33847415829     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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