The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis: A 10 year audit

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Smith, Ian M ^a   Austin, O M B ^a   Batchelor, A G ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic osteomyelitis; Free muscle transfer; Wide excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE PAIN; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROVASCULARIZATION; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AMPUTATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLAVICLE; EVALUATION; FEMUR; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644976367     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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