Wound healing complications in closed and open calcaneal fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Benirschke, Stephen K ^a   Kramer, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcaneus; Fracture; Internal fixation; Open reduction; ORIF; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GENDER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOBILIZATION; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TELEPHONE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0347917139     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200401000-00001     Document Type: Review

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