Autograft contamination during preparation for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 760-764

  Hantes, Michael E ^a   Basdekis, Georgios K ^b   Varitimidis, Sokratis E ^b   Giotikas, Dimitrios ^b   Petinaki, Efthimia ^b   Malizos, Konstantinos N ^b  

^a University Hospital of Larissa ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 41849148985     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00806     Document Type: Article

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