Metallic or absorbable implants for ankle fractures:A comparative study of infections in 3,111 cases

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-18

  Sinisaari, Ilkka ^a   Patiala, Hannu ^a   Böstman, Ole ^a   Makela, E Antero ^b   Hirvensalo, Eero ^a   Partio, Esa K ^a   Törmala, Pertti ^c   Rokkanen, Pentti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; CHILD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0030059538     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679608995602     Document Type: Article

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