Diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 46-50

  Schwartz, Adam J ^a   Wetters, Nathan ^b   Moric, Mario ^b   Berend, Keith R ^b   Lombardi, Adolph V ^b   Gehrke, Thorsten ^b   Kendoff, Daniel ^b   Sierra, Rafael J ^b   Kassel, Cale ^b   Berend, Michael E ^b   Valle, Craig J Della ^b  

^a Department of Pathology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Periprosthetic joint infection; Total joint arthroplasty; Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REOPERATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865354689     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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