Treatment of open intra-articular calcaneal fractures: Evaluation of a treatment protocol based on wound location and size

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 317-323

  Thornton, Steven J ^a,b   Cheleuitte, Domingo ^a,c   Ptaszek, Amy Jo ^a,d   Early, John S ^a,e  

^a Dallas Orthopaedic Center ^*

^b Greater Dallas Pathology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Open Calcaneal Fractures; Soft Tissue Complications; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; WEIGHT BEARING; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33646361796     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700502     Document Type: Article

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