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Complications after intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in a low-income country: A prospective study of follow-up, HIV infection, and microbial infection rates after IM nailing of 141 femoral fractures at a central hospital in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Some surgeons believe that internal fixation of fractures carries too high a risk of infection in low-income countries (LICs) to merit its use there. However, there have been too few studies from LICs with sufficient follow-up to support this belief. We first wanted to determine whether...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3822130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24171678 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2013.850014 |