Treatment of infected non union of the long bones with calcium sulfate pellets impregnated with antibiotics

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.2, 2011, Pages 26-

  Saghieh, S ^a   Murtada, A ^a   Sheikh Taha, A M ^a   Masrouha, K ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM SULFATE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE BONE SHORTENING; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG LENGTHENING; MENTAL COMPONENT SCORE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SCORE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 84860791199     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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