Management of Post-Traumatic Osteomyelitis in the Lower Limb: Current State of the Art
Osteomyelitis (OM) of the lower limb represents a large unmet global healthcare burden. It often arises from a contiguous focus of infection and is a recognized complication of open fractures or their surgical treatment, arthroplasty, and diabetic foot ulcers. Historically, this debilitating conditi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2019-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1687920 |