Infectious complications of damage control orthopedics in war trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 758-761

  Mody, Rupal M ^a,b   Zapor, Michael ^a,b   Hartzell, Joshua D ^a,b   Robben, Paul M ^a   Waterman, Paige ^a,b   Wood Morris, Robert ^a,b   Trotta, Richard ^a,b   Andersen, Romney C ^a,b   Wortmann, Glenn ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage Control Orthopedics (DCO); Intramedullary (IM) nail infection; War trauma

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449181425     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181af6aa6     Document Type: Article

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