Septic knee arthritis following ACL reconstruction: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1033-1042

  Mouzopoulos, George ^a   Fotopoulos, Vasilios C ^a   Tzurbakis, Mathaios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACL; Arthritis; Infection; Knee; Reconstruction; Septic

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 70349499341     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0793-1     Document Type: Article

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