External fixation and infection of soft tissues close to fracture localization

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-91

  Has, Borislav ^a   Nagy, Aleksandar ^a   Pavić, Roman ^a   Splavski, Bruno ^a   Kristek, Jozo ^a   Vidović, Draẑen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; OSTEITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 32944461074     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.1.88     Document Type: Article

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