Infection in primary total knee replacement

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-45

  Fan, Jason C H ^a   Hung, H H ^a   Fung, K Y ^a  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WOUND INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CROSS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 41649101088     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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