Management of neglected open extremity fractures in low-resource settings: Experience of the french army medical service in chad

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 815-820

  Mathieu, L ^a   Mottier, F ^a   Bertani, A ^a   Danis, J ^b   Rongieras F ^a   Chauvin, F ^a  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^b PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Delayed management; Low resource; Nonunions; Open fractures; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAD; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NEGLECTED DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; THERAPY DELAY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHAD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909965254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2014.06.017     Document Type: Article

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