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Wound dehiscence and stump infection after lower limb amputation: risk factors and association with antibiotic use |
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Published in | Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2012, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 588-94 | |
Abstract | Optimal duration of antibiotic prophylaxis following major lower limb amputation in preventing adverse stump outcomes is controversial. | |
Keywords | Aged — Amputation/adverse effects — Amputation Stumps — Antibiotic Prophylaxis/statistics & numerical data — Female — Humans — Male — Retrospective Studies — Risk Factors — Surgical Wound Dehiscence/epidemiology — Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology — Time Factors | |
Identifiers | PMID: 22669444 | |
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Research groups | Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98) Glycopeptide résistance (28) | |
Citation (ISO format) | DUNKEL, Nathalie et al. Wound dehiscence and stump infection after lower limb amputation: risk factors and association with antibiotic use. In: Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2012, vol. 17, n° 5, p. 588-94. doi: 10.1007/s00776-012-0245-5 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:27888 |