Inferior fixation with a new pin design for external fixation: A randomized study in 50 patients operated on by the hemicallotasis technique
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No difference between daily and weekly pin site care: a randomized study of 50 patients with external fixation.
INTRODUCTION We investigated whether there were any differences in the frequency and severity of pin site infections by performing pin site care daily or once a week. We studied patients operated on for gonarthrosis by the hemicallotasis technique, using hydroxyapatite-coated pins in the metaphyseal bone and standard pins in the diaphyseal bone. PATIENTS AND METHODS 50 patients were prospecti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1745-3674,1745-3682
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014752