Casting versus surgical fixation for grade IIIA open tibial diaphysial fractures in children: effect on the rate of infection and the need for secondary surgical procedures to promote bone union.

Charalambous, C P; Alvi, F; Siddique, I; Zenios, M; Hirst, P; Marshall, P

Charalambous, C P; Alvi, F; Siddique, I; Zenios, M; Hirst, P; Marshall, P.

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Charalambous CP; Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. bcharalambos@hotmail.com

Int Orthop ; 29(6): 392-5, 2005 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16091949

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Casts, Surgical; Fracture Fixation/methods; Fracture Healing/physiology; Fractures, Open/therapy; Tibial Fractures/therapy; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Debridement; Diaphyses/injuries; Female; Fractures, Open/surgery; Humans; Male; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology; Tibial Fractures/surgery; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tibial Fractures / Casts, Surgical / Fracture Healing / Fracture Fixation / Fractures, Open Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Int Orthop Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: Germany

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