Measurements of in vivo intra-articular gentamicin levels from antibiotic loaded articulating spacers in revision total knee replacement

Knee

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-41

  Mutimer, J ^a   Gillespie, G ^a   Lovering, A M ^a   Porteous, A J ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Arthroplasty; Infection; Knee; Therapy

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DRUG CARRIERS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 57749102729     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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