Persistent infection associated with residual cement after resection arthroplasty of the hip

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-429

  Buttaro, Martin ^a   Valentini, Roberto ^a   Piccaluga, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444308863     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/759369186     Document Type: Article

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