Low infection rates after 34,361 intramedullary nail operations in 55 low- and middle-income countries: Validation of the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) Online Surgical Database

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-743

  Young, Sven ^a,b   Lie, Stein Atle ^b,c   Hallan, Geir ^a,c   Zirkle, Lewis G ^d   Engesæter, Lars B ^a,b,c   Havelin, Leif I ^a,b,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Arthroplasty Register   (Norway)

^d Surgical Implant Generation Network SIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION RATE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255165105     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2011.636680     Document Type: Article

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