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

Bilgili, Fuat; Balci, Halil; Karaytug, Kayahan; Sariyilmaz, Kerim; Atalar, Ata; Bozdag, Ergun; Tuna, Meral; Bilgic, Bilge; Gurler, Nezahat

doi:10.1007/s11999-015-4331-9

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

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Bilgili F., Balci H. İ., Karaytug K., Sariyilmaz K., Atalar A. C., Bozdag E., ...More

CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, vol.473, no.10, pp.3190-3196, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 473 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11999-015-4331-9
Journal Name: CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.3190-3196
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.