An Articulating Spacer to Treat and Mobilize Patients with Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 631-635

  Anderson, John A ^a   Sculco, Peter K ^a   Heitkemper, Sven ^a   Mayman, David J ^a   Bostrom, Mathias P ^a   Sculco, Thomas P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

infected TKA; revision TKA; TKA spacer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYETHYLENE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; RANGE OF MOTION; REIMPLANTATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE CEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349276353     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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