Outcomes in open tibia fractures: Relationship between delay in treatment and infection

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 949-954

  Khatod, Monti ^a   Botte, Michael J ^a,b   Hoyt, David B ^a   Meyer, R Scott ^a,b   Smith, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Akeson, Wayne H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Infection; Open; Tibia; Timing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346272661     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000092685.80435.63     Document Type: Article

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