Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infections: Validation of a Surgical Algorithm and Proposal of a Simplified Alternative

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-400

  Martel Laferrière, Valérie ^a   Laflamme, Pierre ^b   Ghannoum, Marc ^c   Fernandes, Julio ^b   Di Iorio, Daniela ^d   Lavergne, Valéry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c HÔpital de Verdun   (Canada)

^d HÔpital Jean Talon   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debridement and implant retention; Gram negative bacilli; Orthopedic infection; Prosthetic joint infection; Surgical algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84874570033     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.06.034     Document Type: Article

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