Comparison of antibiotic beads and intravenous antibiotics in open fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 372, Issue , 2000, Pages 254-261

  Moehring, H David ^a,b   Gravel, Charles ^a   Chapman, Michael W ^a   Olson, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BONE CEMENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034060285     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200003000-00028     Document Type: Article

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