Is non-union of tibial shaft fractures due to nonculturable bacterial pathogens? A clinical investigation using PCR and culture techniques

BACKGROUND: Non-union continues to be one of the orthopedist’s greatest challenges. Despite effective culture methods, the detection of low-grade infection in patients with non-union following tibial fracture still presents a challenge. We investigated whether “aseptic” tibial non-union can be the r...

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Autores principales: Gille, Justus, Wallstabe, Steffen, Schulz, Arndt-Peter, Paech, Andreas, Gerlach, Ulf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-7-20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-7-20

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