The effect of surgical delay on acute infection following 554 open fractures in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-12

  Skaggs, David L ^a   Friend, Lauren ^a   Alman, Benjamin ^a,b   Chambers, Henry G ^a,c   Schmitz, Michael ^a,d   Leake, Brett ^a   Kay, Robert M ^a   Flynn, John M ^a,e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Pediat Orthoped and Scoliosis Ctr   (United States)

^d Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

EID: 11844300292     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.C.01561     Document Type: Article

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