The antibiotic cement nail for infection after tibial nailing

Orthopedics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 709-712

  Madanagopal, Sudhakar G ^a   Seligson, David ^a   Roberts, Craig S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC CEMENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143079426     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20040701-08     Document Type: Article

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