Clostridial wound infection following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using bone-patella-bone autograft

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 369-370

  Farooq, A H ^a   Dabke, H V ^b   Majeed, M A ^b   Carbarns, N J B ^a   Mackie, I G ^a  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clostridial infection; Orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALAISE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; RIGOR; RUGBY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWEATING; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROSCOPY; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLA; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 34548270868     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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