Septic arthritis of the knee after anterior cruciate ligament surgery: A stage-adapted treatment regimen

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1064-1069

  Schulz, Arndt P ^a   Götze, Sebastian ^a   Schmidt, Hergo G K ^a   Jürgens, Christian ^a   Faschingbauer, Maximilian ^a  

^a BG Trauma Hospital Hamburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Arthroscopic treatment; Open joint treatment; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250799233     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507299744     Document Type: Article

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