Risk factors for infection after 46,113 intramedullary nail operations in low- and middle-income countries

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-355

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

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d Norwegian Arthroplasty Register   (Norway)

^e SIGN Fracture Care International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874114038     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1817-4     Document Type: Article

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