Complications after intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in a low-income country

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 460-467

  Young, Sven ^a,b,c,d   Banza, Leonard N ^c,d   Hallan, Geir ^a   Beniyasi, Fletcher ^c   Manda, Kumbukani G ^c   Munthali, Boston S ^c   Dybvik, Eva ^a   Engesæter, Lars B ^a,b   Havelin, Leif I ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TELECONSULTATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887448551     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2013.850014     Document Type: Article

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