The effect of time to theatre on infection rate for open tibia fractures

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 886-888

  Sungaran, Jai ^a,b   Harris, Ian ^a   Mourad, Mohamed ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infection; Open fracture; Tibia; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548427952     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04266.x     Document Type: Article

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