Can Normal Fracture Healing Be Achieved When the Implant Is Retained on the Basis of Infection? An Experimental Animal Model

BİLGİLİ F., BALCI H. İ., Karaytug K., SARIYILMAZ K., Atalar A. C., Bozdağ S. E., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, cilt.473, sa.10, ss.3190-3196, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 473 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11999-015-4331-9
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3190-3196
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Infection after open fractures is a common complication. Treatment options for infections developed after intramedullary nailing surgery remain a topic of controversy. We therefore used a rat fracture model to evaluate the effects of infection on osseous union when the implant was maintained.