Late Hematogenous Infections After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-33

  Scott, Richard D ^a   Long, William J ^b   Cook, Jennifer L ^c  

^a New England Baptist Hospital   (Canada)

^b Dept of Orthopedics ^*  (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847713321     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248016     Document Type: Article

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