Vacuum-assisted closure complicated by erosion and hemorrhage of the anterior tibial artery

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-59

  White, Richard A ^a   Miki, Roberto A ^a   Kazmier, Peter ^a   Anglen, Jeffrey O ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Boone Orthopaedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Artery; Erosion; Fracture; Hemorrhage; Vacuum assisted

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; FLUCONAZOLE; HEPARIN;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVER; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; KNEE DISLOCATION; MALE; MYCOSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TIBIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VACUUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DISLOCATIONS; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMORRHAGE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 14644419662     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200501000-00011     Document Type: Article

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