Irrigation of the wounds in open fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 580-585

  Crowley, D J ^a   Kanakaris, N K ^a   Giannoudis, P V ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DILUTION; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; IRRIGATION; PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 34250742733     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B5.19286     Document Type: Article

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