Pin tract infection with contemporary external fixation: How much of a problem?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 503-507

  Parameswaran, A Dushi ^a   Roberts, Craig S ^a   Seligson, David ^a   Voor, Michael ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Hybrid; Pin tract infection; Ring; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MERCUROCLEAR; PEROXIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0041973757     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200308000-00005     Document Type: Article

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