Gustilo-Anderson classification

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3270-3274

  Kim, Paul H ^a   Leopold, Seth S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GUSTILO ANDERSON CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SEVERITY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 84867580281     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2376-6     Document Type: Review

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