Fungal osteomyelitis after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A case report with review of the literature

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 728-731

  Sun, Lei ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Wang, Kai ^b   Wang, Wei ^c   Tian, Min ^a  

^a 88th Hospital of PLA   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing Osteomyelitis Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bone loss; Fungal infection; Knee; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTIAM; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; LEVOFLOXACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE MARROW EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FENESTRATION; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; LEG INJURY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL RISK; SYNOVECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 84865361240     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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