Acute prophylactic antibiotic nailing of open femoral shaft fractures for prevention of fracture-related infection.

Open, grossly contaminated femoral shaft fractures pose a significant threat for fracture-related infection. Traditional treatment for these injuries consists of irrigation and debridement with temporizing external fixation placement and staged conversion to definitive fixation. We describe a protoc...

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Publicado en:Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 705 - 712
Autores principales: Nezwek, Teron A., Gordon, Dan, Cates, Casey
Formato: algorithm diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2024
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