Risk of septic knee following retrograde intramedullary nailing of open and closed femur fractures
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One potential complication of retrograde femoral nailing in the treatment of femur fractures is the risk of septic knee. This risk theoretically increases in open fractures as a contaminated fracture site has the potential to seed th...
Main Authors: | Halvorson Jason J, Barnett Marc, Jackson Ben, Birkedal John P |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
Online Access: | http://www.josr-online.com/content/7/1/7 |
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