Infection prophylaxis: A prospective study in 106 patients operated on by tibial osteotomy using the hemicallotasis technique

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 441-447

  W Dahl, Annette ^a   Toksvig Larsen, Sören ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Chlorhexidine; External fixators; Infection control; Tibial osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DESCUTAN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HEMICALLOTASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIN SITE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746927616     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0165-y     Document Type: Article

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