Anterior mediastinal abscess after closed sternal fracture

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 551-554

  Cuschieri, Joseph ^a   Kralovich, Kurt A ^a   Patton, Joe H ^a   Horst, H Mathilda ^a   Obeid, Farouck N ^a   Karmy Jones, Riyad ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Fracture; Mediastinitis; Sternum; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAVAGE; MEDIASTINUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE FLAP; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; STERNUM; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0032876789     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00022     Document Type: Article

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