Incidence of knee sepsis after ACL reconstruction at one institution :The impact of a clinical pathway

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 843-849

  Sechriest II, V Franklin ^a   Carney, Joseph R ^b   Kuskowski, Michael A ^b   Haffner, James L ^b   Mullen, Mollie J ^b   Covey, Dana C ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KNEE; KNEE SEPSIS; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TITANIUM INTERFERENCE SCREW; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879287189     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00408     Document Type: Review

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