Acupuncture needle-associated prosthetic knee infection after total knee arthroplasty.

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Published in Mod Rheumatol on July 09, 2010

Authors

Arata Nakajima1, Ryutaku Kaneyama, Hitoshi Watanabe, Masazumi Murakami, Koichi Nakagawa, Yasuchika Aoki, Masashi Yamazaki, Teruo Furufu, Toru Suguro

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, 564-1 Shimoshizu, Sakura, Chiba, 285-8741, Japan. a-nakaji@sf7.so-net.ne.jp

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