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Management of second metacarpal chronic osteomyelitis by induced membrane technique

Management of chronic osteoarticular infection of the hand is a true challenge. Several methods of treatment are described in the literature to eradicate the infection. We present a case in which chronic osteomyelitis of the second metacarpal was treated by induced membrane technique, with successfu...

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Autores principales: Tabib, William, Haddad, Hanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30109244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2018.1489250
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Sumario:Management of chronic osteoarticular infection of the hand is a true challenge. Several methods of treatment are described in the literature to eradicate the infection. We present a case in which chronic osteomyelitis of the second metacarpal was treated by induced membrane technique, with successful outcome and complete hand recovery.