How Do Frozen and Permanent Histopathologic Diagnoses Compare for Staged Revision After Periprosthetic Hip Infections?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Stroh, D Alex ^a   Johnson, Aaron J ^a   Naziri, Qais ^a   Mont, Michael A ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen section; Hip; Histopathology; Periprosthetic joint infection; Staged revision

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COXITIS; FEMUR HEAD; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPROSTHETIC HIP INFECTION; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REIMPLANTATION;

EID: 84866404229     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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