The incidence and microbiological profile of surgical site infections following internal fixation of closed and open fractures

The incidence and microbiological profile of surgical site infections following internal fixation of closed and open fractures

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence and microbiological profile of surgical site infections (SSIs) associated with internal fixation of fractures and to compare differences in the SSIs observed among patients with closed and open fractures. METHODS: Retrospective study. Analyzed data i...

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Main Authors: Priscila Rosalba Oliveira, Vladimir Cordeiro Carvalho, Cassia da Silva Felix, Adriana Pereira de Paula, Jorge Santos-Silva, Ana Lucia Lei Munhoz Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Infecção da ferida operatória
Fixação interna de fraturas
Fraturas expostas
Fraturas fechadas
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