Capacitive coupling reduces instrumentation-related infection in rabbit spines: A pilot study

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1646-1651

  Gilotra, Mohit ^a   Griffith, Cullen ^a   Schiavone, Jason ^a   Nimmagadda, Naren ^a   Noveau, Jenna ^a   Ludwig, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPACITIVE COUPLING TECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMPLANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84864290578     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-2231-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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