Limb salvage for chronic tibial osteomyelitis: An outcomes study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 484-489

  Siegel, Herrick J ^a   Patzakis, Michael J ^a   Holtom, Paul D ^a   Sherman, Randy ^a   Shepherd, Lane ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Limb salvage; Osteomyelitis; Outcomes; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034072739     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200003000-00019     Document Type: Article

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