Infection rates for open distal phalangeal fractures treated with Kirschner wire: a UK regional hand centre experience
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Phalangeal fractures are common in hand injuries which: comprising of 23% of all hand and forearm fractures. The current consensus is that focus of treatment should be on prompt irrigation and debridement to reduce infection risk. These infections ar...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2021
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