Septic Arthritis After Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Analysis of Incidence, Presentation, Treatment, and Cause

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-249

  Wang, Cheng ^a   Ao, Yingfang ^a   Wang, Jianquan ^a   Hu, Yuelin ^a   Cui, Guoqing ^a   Yu, Jiakuo ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Complication; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; FIBRINOGEN; LEVOFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT SWELLING; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549100303     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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