Low rate of infected knee replacements in a nationwide series'is it an underestimate? Review of the Finnish Arthroplasty Register on 38,676 operations performed in 1997 through 2003

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Jämsen, Esa ^a,b   Huotari, Kaisa ^c   Huhtala, Heini ^d   Nevalainen, Juha ^e   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^b,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Hospital for Joint Replacement   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449158860     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453670902947432     Document Type: Review

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