Posttraumatic severe infection of the ankle joint - Long term results of the treatment with resection arthrodesis in 133 cases

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 54-58

  Kienast, Benjamin ^a   Kiene, J ^b   Gille, J ^b   Thietje, R ^a   Gerlach, U ^a   Schulz, A P ^b  

^a BG Trauma Hospital Hamburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infection ankle joint; Posttraumatic; Resection arthrodesis; Tibial pilon

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROTOMY; BODY MASS; CASE STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC ANKLE JOINT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 77949630846     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-15-2-54     Document Type: Article

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