Characteristics and outcome of 27 elbow periprosthetic joint infections: Results from a 14-year cohort study of 358 elbow prostheses

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 432-438

  Achermann, Y ^a   Vogt, M ^a,b   Spormann, C ^b   Kolling, C ^b   Remschmidt, C ^c   Wust J ^d   Simmen, B ^b   Trampuz, A ^e  

^a Department of Urology Hospital of the Canton of Zug   (Switzerland)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Unilabs   (France)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elbow arthroplasty; Microbiology; Periprosthetic joint infection; Surgical intervention; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARM PROSTHESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELBOW; ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY; ELBOW PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RELAPSE FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79751487620     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03243.x     Document Type: Article

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