Influence of prior fasciotomy on infection after open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 886-888

  Hak, David J ^a,c,d   Lee, Mark ^a   Gotham, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d Private Practice of Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Fasciotomy wounds; Infection; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELLULITIS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DEBRIDEMENT; DISLOCATIONS; FASCIA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958158614     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b83fe9     Document Type: Article

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