Infected nonunion of the long bones

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 507-511

  Struijs, Peter A A ^a   Poolman, Rudolf W ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE MALFORMATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAFT INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NECROSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SOFT TISSUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548412117     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31812e5578     Document Type: Article

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