Direct exchange treatment of septic total joint arthroplasty with intra-articular infusion of antibiotics: Technique and early results

Orthopedics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 987-988

  Nayfeh, Tariq ^a   Whiteside, Leo A ^a   Hirsch, Matthew ^a  

^a Missouri Bone and Joint Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MATERIAL COATING; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544341118     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20040901-40     Document Type: Article

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