@article {4266,
	title = {Septic arthritis following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using tendon allografts--Florida and Louisiana, 2000.},
	journal = {MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report//MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2001},
	month = {2001},
	pages = {1081 - 3},
	address = {United States},
	abstract = {In the United States, approximately 50,000 knee surgeries are performed each year for repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Tissue allografts frequently are used for ACL reconstruction, and septic arthritis is a rare complication of such procedures. This report describes four patients who acquired postsurgical septic arthritis probably associated with contaminated bone-tendon-bone allografts used for ACL reconstruction. Effective sterilization methods that do not functionally alter musculoskeletal tissue are needed to prevent allograft-related infections.},
	keywords = {*Anterior Cruciate Ligament/su [Surgery], *Arthritis, Infectious/et [Etiology], *Orthopedic Procedures, *Postoperative Complications, *Tendons/tr [Transplantation], Adolescent, Adult, Arthritis, Infectious/di [Diagnosis], Arthritis, Infectious/ep [Epidemiology], Female, Florida/ep [Epidemiology], Humans, Louisiana/ep [Epidemiology], Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications/ep [Epidemiology], Sterilization, Tendons/mi [Microbiology], Transplantation, Homologous, Transplants/mi [Microbiology]},
	isbn = {0149-2195},
	author = {Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)}
}
