Combined use of ilizarov external fixation and papineau technique for septic pseudoarthrosis of the distal tibia in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Diabetic Foot and Ankle

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Koutsostathis, Stefanos D ^a   Lepetsos, Panagiotis ^a   Polyzois, Vasilios D ^b   Pneumaticos, Spyros G ^b   Macheras, George A ^a  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

External fixation; Ilizarov; Infection; Non union; Papineau technique; Tibia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; DISTAL TIBIAL PILON FRACTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBULA FRACTURE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN REDUCTION; PAPINEAU TECHNIQUE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC PSEUDOARTHROSIS; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84896734742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2000625X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/dfa.v5.22841     Document Type: Article

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