Knee joint infection after ACL reconstruction: Prevalence, management and functional outcomes

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2844-2849

  Torres Claramunt, R ^a   Pelfort, X ^a,b   Erquicia, J ^b   Gil Gonzalez S ^a   Gelber, P E ^b   Puig, L ^a   Monllau, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; CRP; ESR; Joint infection; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888243488     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2264-3     Document Type: Article

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