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The effect of HIV infection on the incidence and severity of circular external fixator pin track sepsis: a retrospective comparative study of 229 patients

Pin track sepsis is a common complication of circular external fixation. HIV status has been implicated as an independent risk factor for the development of pin track infection and has been cited as a reason not to attempt complex limb reconstruction in HIV-positive patients. This retrospective revi...

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Autores principales: Ferreira, Nando, Marais, Leonard Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25056512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11751-014-0194-y