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Gustilo IIIB Open Tibial Fractures: An Analysis of Infection and Nonunion Rates

BACKGROUND: Gustilo IIIB tibial fractures are associated with high rates of infection and nonunion. This study evaluates the impact of factors such as patient demographics, mechanism of injury, time to the first debridement, and time to flap coverage on the union and infection rates. MATERIALS AND M...

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Autores principales: Singh, Amritpal, Jiong Hao, Jonathan Tan, Wei, Desmond Tan, Liang, Chua Wei, Murphy, Diarmuid, Thambiah, Joseph, Han, Chee Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6055457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30078900
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ortho.IJOrtho_369_16