Tuberculous infection in a total knee replacement performed for medial tibial plateau fracture: A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 661-664

  Kadakia, Anish P ^a,b   Williams, Rhodri ^a   Langkamer, Victor G ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Weston General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Periarticular knee fracture; Total knee replacement; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 35748971507     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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