Pin tract infection with external fixation of pediatric fractures

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1584-1587

  Schalamon, Johannes ^a   Petnehazy, Thomas ^a   Ainoedhofer, Herwig ^a   Zwick, Ernst B ^a   Singer, Georg ^a   Hoellwarth, Michael E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

External fixation; Pin infection; Pin site care

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; RIFAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BONE NAILS; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548446817     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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