Material and biofilm load of K wires in toe surgery: Titanium versus stainless steel foot and ankle

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2312-2317

  Clauss, Martin ^a   Graf, Susanne ^a   Gersbach, Silke ^a   Hintermann, Beat ^a   Ilchmann, Thomas ^a   Knupp, Markus ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILM; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LEG SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879076453     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2919-5     Document Type: Article

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