Instrumentation-specific infection after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Sports Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Parada, Stephen A ^a   Grassbaugh, Jason A ^b   DeVine, John G ^a   Arrington, Edward D ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Postoperative infection; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955128032     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738109347975     Document Type: Review

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