All that is gas is not gas gangrene: Mechanical spread of gas in the soft tissues

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1345-1348

  Panchbhavi, Vinod K ^a   Hecox, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOOT ULCER; GAS GANGRENE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE; ULCER HEALING; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 33744808526     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01172     Document Type: Article

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