The management of chronic osteomyelitis using the Lautenbach method

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-275

  Hashmi, M A ^a,c   Norman, P ^b   Saleh, M ^b  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GENTAMICIN; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD VOLUME; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG LENGTHENING; LONG BONE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 1642399565     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.86B2.14011     Document Type: Article

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