The timing of ankle fracture surgery and the effect on infectious complications; a case series and systematic review of the literature
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2013
Every effort should be made to operate on closed ankle fractures as soon as reasonably possible. A delay in surgery is associated with a significant rise in infectious wound complications, which significantly lowers outcome and patient satisfaction. These fractures should preferably be treated withi …
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| Authors | Schepers T;De Vries MR;Van Lieshout EM;Van der Elst M;; |
| Journal | International orthopaedics |
| Year | 2013 |
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systematic review
National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI
NLM
MEDLINE
review
humans
pubmed abstract
nih
national institutes of health
national library of medicine
treatment outcome
adult
female
male
middle aged
young adult
Retrospective Studies
Ankle Injuries / surgery*
Fracture Fixation
Fractures
Bone / surgery*
time factors
recovery of function
bone plates
pmid:23288046
pmc3580081
doi:10.1007/s00264-012-1753-9
tim schepers
mark r de vries
maarten van der elst
fibula / injuries*
internal / adverse effects*
surgical wound infection / etiology*
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