Revision of late periprosthetic infections of total hip endoprostheses: Pros and cons of different concepts

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 287-295

  Fink, Bernd ^a  

^a Orthopaedic Clinic Markgröningen gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hip endoprostheses; Periprosthetic infections

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 70349910421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6.287     Document Type: Review

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