The influence of pin material and coatings on the incidence of pin site infection after external fixation
Introduction: External fixation is used for a wide variety of surgical treatments. The transcutaneous pins used in external fixation, however, provide a route for bacterial migration from the external to subcutaneous space, and high rates of pin site infection have been reported. The material of whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2022;volume=8;issue=3;spage=16;epage=23;aulast=Arveladze |