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Comparative study of the efficacy of gentamicin-coated intramedullary interlocking nail versus regular intramedullary interlocking nail in Gustilo type I and II open tibia fractures

PURPOSE: Open tibia fracture is prone to infection, consequently causing significant morbidity and increasing the hospital stay, occupational loss and onset of chronic osteomyelitis. Intramedullary nailing is one choice for treating tibia shaft fractures. To improve the delivery of antibiotics at th...

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Autores principales: Pinto, Deepak, Manjunatha, K., Savur, Amarnath D., Ahmed, Naufal Rizwan, Mallya, Sharan, Ramya, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6823723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2019.03.006