Advances in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 451-456

  Stein, H ^a   Lerner, A ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE RESECTION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG CHOICE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH CARE COST; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035742371     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2002.0233     Document Type: Review

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