The value of Jamshidi core needle bone biopsy in predicting postoperative osteomyelitis in grade IV pressure ulcer patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 118-122

  Han, Hongshik ^a   Lewis Jr , Victor L ^a   Wiedrich, Thomas A ^a   Patel, Pravin K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECUBITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FISTULA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0036290941     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200207000-00021     Document Type: Article

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