Infection reduces return-to-duty rates for soldiers with Type III open tibia fractures

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  Napierala, Matthew A ^a   Rivera, Jessica C ^a   Burns, Travis C ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^a   Wenke, Joseph C ^b   Hsu, Joseph R ^c  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; open tibia fracture; return to duty; type III

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; RETURN TO WORK; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SOLDIER; TIBIA FRACTURE; COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84907311058     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000364     Document Type: Article

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