Systematic review and meta-analysis of the additional benefit of local prophylactic antibiotic therapy for infection rates in open tibia fractures treated with intramedullary nailing

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1025-1030

  Craig, Joyce ^a   Fuchs, Thomas ^b   Jenks, Michelle ^a   Fleetwood, Kelly ^c   Franz, Dominik ^b   Iff, Joel ^d   Raschke, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Quantics Consulting Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d Synthes GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Infection; Local antibiotics; Tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BONE BLOOD FLOW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LONG BONE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN TIBIA FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; BONE NAIL; FRACTURES, OPEN; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE NAILS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84901272373     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2293-2     Document Type: Review

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