Treatment of a Gustilo-Anderson type II open tibia shaft fracture with an ultrathin silver plasma-coated plate: A case report

The treatment of open tibia fractures with plate fixation bears a high risk for the development of a fracture-related infection. Here we present a case of an 80-year-old female with a Gustilo-Anderson type II open distal tibial shaft fracture with an indwelling knee prosthesis. The case was successf...

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Main Authors: Volker Alt, Christian Pfeifer, Markus Rupp, Nike Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235264402200111X