Infection After Knee Arthroplasty. A Prospective Study of 1509 Cases

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-359

  Chesney, David ^b   Sales, Jim ^a   Elton, Robert ^c   Brenkel, Ivan J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

knee infection; patient factors; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40749091230     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.05.052     Document Type: Article

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