Timing of definitive fixation of severe tibial plateau fractures with compartment syndrome does not have an effect on the rate of infection

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1523-1526

  Zura, Robert D ^a   Adams, Samuel B ^a   Jeray, Kyle J ^b   Obremskey, William T ^c   Stinnett, Sandra S ^a   Olson, Steven A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Complication; Fasciotomy; Infection; Tibial plateau fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650836279     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d40403     Document Type: Article

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