Correlating pre-operative MRI measurements of metatarsal Osteomyelitis with surgical clean margins reveals the need for a one centimeter resection margin

Abstract Background Due to the high incidence of forefoot ulcerations with associated osteomyelitis, there has been an increased demand for partial ray amputations. In order to ensure complete removal of infected metatarsal bone, a clean margin amount is chosen based on the surgeon’s intraoperative...

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Principais autores: Brent Bernstein, Melody Stouder, Eric Bronfenbrenner, Steven Chen, David Anderson
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Wiley 2017-08-01
coleção:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
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Acesso em linha:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-017-0222-5