Treatment of septic knee arthritis: Comparison of arthroscopic debridement alone or combined with continuous closed irrigation-suction system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 454-459

  Kuo, Chun Lin ^a   Chang, Jen Huei ^a   Wu, Chia Chun ^a   Shen, Pei Hung ^a   Wang, Chih Chien ^a   Lin, Leou Chyr ^a   Shen, Hsain Chung ^a   Lee, Chian Her ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthroscopic debridement; Continuous irrigation suction; Septic knee arthritis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTINUOUS CLOSED IRRIGATION SUCTION SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; WOUND CARE; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051801638     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ec4734     Document Type: Article

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