Functional Advantage of Articulating Versus Static Spacers in 2-Stage Revision for Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1116-1121

  Freeman, Mark G ^a   Fehring, Thomas K ^b   Odum, Susan M ^b   Fehring, Keith ^b   Griffin, William L ^b   Mason, J Bohannon ^b  

^a Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

infection; total knee arthroplasty spacers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 36748999429     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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