Early intramedullary nailing in an animal model of a heavily contaminated fracture of the tibia

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 648-653

  Hill, P F ^a,b   Clasper, J C ^a   Parker, S J ^a   Watkins, P E ^a  

^a DERA Porton Down ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Defence Medical College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Infection; Intramedullary nail; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BONE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); NAILS; PATHOLOGY;

CONTROL GROUPS; INFECTION; WOUND MANAGEMENT;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STANDARD; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BONE NAILS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036316112     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00163-2     Document Type: Article

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