An evaluation of the effectiveness of different techniques for intraoperative infiltration of antibiotics into alloplastic implants for use in facial reconstruction

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 246-251

  Keefe, Morgan S ^a   Keefe, Michael A ^b,c  

^a Academy of Our Lady of Peace   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; MEDPOR; POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EVALUATION; FACE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FACE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 68949116673     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfacial.2009.45     Document Type: Article

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