Devastating femoral osteomyelitis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-74

  Frank, M ^a,b   Schmucker, U ^b   David, S ^a   Matthes, G ^a,b   Ekkernkamp, A ^a,b   Seifert, J ^a,b  

^a Center for Clinical Research   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Osteomyelitis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INJURY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 38149104646     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0424-7     Document Type: Article

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