Wound complication of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis in distal tibia fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 697-703

  Lau, T W ^a   Leung, F ^a   Chan, C F ^a   Chow, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CELLULITIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 52649117485     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0384-z     Document Type: Article

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