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Incidence of infection after early intramedullary nailing of open tibial shaft fractures stabilized with pinless external fixators
BACKGROUND: A major drawback of conventional fixator system is the penetration of fixator pins into the medullary canal. The pins create a direct link between the medullary cavity and outer environment, leading to higher infection rates on conversion to intramedullary nailing. This disadvantage is o...
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Medknow Publications
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740348/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753227 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.43382 |