Infection following fractures of the proximal tibia – a systematic review of incidence and outcome

Infection following fractures of the proximal tibia – a systematic review of incidence and outcome

Abstract Background To systematically review all available studies of operatively treated proximal tibia fractures and to report the incidence of superficial or deep infection and subsequent outcomes. Methods A systematic review of the literature in Medline, Cochrane, Embase and GoogleScholar was co...

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Main Authors: Ralf Henkelmann, Karl-Heinz Frosch, Richard Glaab, Helmut Lill, Christian Schoepp, Dominik Seybold, Christoph Josten, Pierre Hepp, Committee TRAUMA of the AGA-Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Surgical site infection
Outcome after infection
Proximal tibia fracture
Tibia plateau fracture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1847-z

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