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Analysis of incidence of postoperative wound infection in closed fractures treated by surgical fixation – A prospective study

BACKGROUND: In orthopaedic surgery where metallic implants are used, surgical site infection (SSI) is a significant complication as it increases the postoperative morbidity and mortality, prolongs hospital stay, and increases the hospital costs. Therefore, understanding the incidence of SSI in vario...

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Autores principales: Radhamony, Niranj Ganeshan, Raj, Radhu, Raju, Sivakumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34815857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103029