Technique tip: Postoperative pin care of external fixators

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1099-1100

  Hur, John ^a,b   Campbell, Robert J ^a,b   DiGiovanni, Christopher W ^a,b,c  

^a Rhode Island Hospital ^*

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CARE;

EID: 29144484652     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502601218     Document Type: Article

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