Trochanteric Femur Fractures: Application of Skeletal Traction during Surgery Does Not Alter Soft-Tissue Microcirculation

Trochanteric Femur Fractures: Application of Skeletal Traction during Surgery Does Not Alter Soft-Tissue Microcirculation

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Wound infections provoked by alterations in microcirculation are major complications in the treatment of trochanteric femur fractures. Surgical fracture fixation on a traction table is the gold standard for treatment, but the effect on tissue microcircul...

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Main Authors: Kenneth P. van Knegsel, Bergita Ganse, Pascal C. Haefeli, Filippo Migliorini, Mario F. Scaglioni, Bryan J. M. van de Wall, Bong-Sung Kim, Björn-Christian Link, Frank J. P. Beeres, Sven Nebelung, Carsten Schoeneberg, Frank Hildebrand, Boyko Gueorguiev, Matthias Knobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
microcirculation
traction table
traction
trochanteric
femur
fracture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/9/884

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