Trephination and subatmospheric pressure therapy in the management of extremity exposed bone

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1591-1596

  Chen, Wei F ^a   Poulakidas, Stathis J ^b   Kowal Vern, Areta ^b   Villare, Robert C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c Vascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity exposed bone; Subatmospheric pressure therapy; Trephination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE EXPOSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRILL; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THERAPY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREPHINING; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 78650828529     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181edba5e     Document Type: Article

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