Evaluation and treatment of open calcaneal fractures: A retrospective analysis

Orthopedics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 621-626

  Lawrence, Steven J ^a   Grau, Gregory F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BONE SCREW; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0038083469     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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