Infection after open reduction and internal fixation with dynamic compression plates - Clinical and experimental data

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.3, 1996, Pages

  Arens, St ^a,b   Hansis, M ^b   Schlegel, U ^a   Eijer, H ^a   Printzen, G ^c   Ziegler, W J ^a   Perren, S M ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Clinical study; DCP; Fracture treatment; Infection rates; Metal implants

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0030338325     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)89029-2     Document Type: Article

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