Infection rate with replacement of bone fragment in compound depressed skull fractures

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 452-457

  Wylen, Esther L ^a   Willis, Brian K ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound depressed skull fracture; Cranioplasty; Head injury; Postoperative infection; Primary bone replacement

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOUND FRACTURE; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SCALE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SKULL FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033119538     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(98)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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