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The Rubber Stopper: A Simple and Inexpensive Technique to Prevent Pin Tract Infection following Kirschner Wiring of Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus in Children

Percutaneous pinning after closed reduction is commonly used to treat supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. Minor pin tract infections frequently occur. The aim of this study was to prevent pin tract infections using a rubber stopper to reduce irritation of the skin against the Kirschn...

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Autores principales: Santy, JE, Kamal, J, Abdul-Rashid, AH, Ibrahim, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435603
http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1507.006