Rigid Internal Fixation of Infected Mandibular Fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1046-1051

  Mehra, Pushkar ^a   Van Heukelom, Emily ^a   Cottrell, David A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCISION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGEON; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 64149124313     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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