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Prevention and management of external fixator pin track sepsis
Pin track-associated complications are almost universal findings with the use of external fixation. These complications are catastrophic if it leads to the failure of the bone–pin interface and could lead to pin loosening, fracture non-union and chronic osteomyelitis. Strategies proposed for the pre...
Autores principales: | Ferreira, Nando, Marais, Leonard Charles |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Milan
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535127/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22729940 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11751-012-0139-2 |
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