The influence of hydroxyapatite coating of external fixator pins on pin loosening and pin track infection: A systematic review

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-132

  Saithna, Adnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External fixation; Hydroxyapatite; Pin loosening; Pin track infection

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PIN TRACK INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA;

BONE NAILS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DURAPATITE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74449084498     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.01.001     Document Type: Review

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