Septic arthritis of the major joints of the lower limb after periarticular external fixation application: Are conventional safe corridors enough to prevent it?

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-247

  Stavlas, P ^a   Polyzois, D ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

External fixation; Pin track infection; Pins; Septic arthritis; Wires

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ANKLE FRACTURE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; COXITIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LEG FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; WIRE FIXATION; X RAY;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LEG INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 12344297638     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.06.008     Document Type: Review

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