Antibiotic-impregnated cement spacers for the treatment of infection associated with total hip or knee arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 871-882

  Cui, Quanjun ^a   Mihalko, William M ^a   Shields, John S ^a   Ries, Michael ^b   Saleh, Khaled J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COXITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

EID: 34147138918     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01070     Document Type: Review

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