Interface membrane is the best sample for histological study to diagnose prosthetic joint infection

Modern Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-584

  Bori, Guillem ^a   Muñoz Mahamud, Ernesto ^a   Garcia, Sebastián ^a   Mallofre, Carme ^a   Gallart, Xavier ^a   Bosch, Jordi ^a   Garcia, Ester ^a   Riba, Josep ^a   Mensa, Josep ^a   Soriano, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

aseptic loosening; hip replacement; histology; infection; prosthesis; septic loosening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERFACE MEMBRANE; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT PROSTHESIS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION;

EID: 79953318984     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.219     Document Type: Article

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