The role of biofilm formation in percutaneous Kirschner-Wire fixation of radial fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27 B, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-368

  Van De Kar, Th H J ^a   Jaquet, J B ^a   Meulstee, J ^a   Molenaar, C B H ^a   Schimsheimer, R J ^a   Hovius, S E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0036694171     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0756     Document Type: Article

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