Deep infection in total hip arthroplasty

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Hamilton, Henry ^a,c   Jamleson, John ^b  

^a Port Arthur Health Centre

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Port Arthur Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 41949113287     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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