Low incidence of postoperative complications due to pin placement in computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1096-1098

  Owens, Richard F ^a   Swank, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Computer navigation; Computer assisted surgery; Pin sites; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; SALCATONIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PIN SITE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE NAILS; CELLULITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77957253589     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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