Infection after intramedullary nailing: An experimental investigation on rabbits

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.3, 1996, Pages

  Melcher, G A ^a,b   Hauke, C ^a   Metzdorf, A ^a   Perren, S M ^a   Printzen, G ^a   Schlegel, U ^a   Ziegler, W J ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Spital Uster   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Fracture treatment; Implant characteristics; Infection; Intramedullary nail

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0030340536     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)89028-0     Document Type: Article

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