Low infection rates after 34,361 intramedullary nail operations in 55 low- and middle-income countri...
Low infection rates after 34,361 intramedullary nail operations in 55 low- and middle-income countries
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Nordic Orthopaedic Federation
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Background The Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) supplies intramedullary (IM) nails for the treatment of long bone fractures free of charge to hospitals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Most operations are reported to the SIGN Online Surgical Database (SOSD). Follow-up has been reported to be low, however. We wanted to examine...
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Low infection rates after 34,361 intramedullary nail operations in 55 low- and middle-income countries
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TN_cdi_informahealthcare_journals_10_3109_17453674_2011_636680
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_informahealthcare_journals_10_3109_17453674_2011_636680
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1745-3674
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1745-3682
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10.3109/17453674.2011.636680
