Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection after ORIF in calcaneus fractures, a retrospective cohort study

Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection after ORIF in calcaneus fractures, a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Occurrence of calcaneus fractures is on the up trend. Owing to its unique anatomical morphology and limited soft-tissue envelope, management of calcaneus fractures is a challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon, and surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the serious postoperative com...

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Main Authors: Hui Wang, Honglei Pei, Meiyun Chen, He Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Calcaneus fracture
Surgical site infection
Incidence
Risk factors
Hypothermia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-1003-y

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