Early versus delayed surgical treatment of open tibial fractures: Effect on the rates of infection and need of secondary surgical procedures to promote bone union

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 656-661

  Charalambous, C P ^a,e   Siddique, I ^b   Zenios, M ^c   Roberts, S ^d   Samarji, R ^a   Paul, A ^a   Hirst, P ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debridement; Delayed; Early; Fractures; Infection; Open; Tibial; Union

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME;

EID: 17044422069     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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