Management of infected femoral nonunions with a single-staged protocol utilizing internal fixation

Injury

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1220-1225

  Prasarn, Mark L ^a   Ahn, Jaimo ^a   Achor, Timothy ^a   Matuszewski, Paul ^b   Lorich, Dean G ^a   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Infection; Internal fixation; Nonunion; Osteomyelitis; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MICROSPHERES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349435315     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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