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Problems, obstacles and true complications in our cohort of patients |
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| Problems |
Number of patients |
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| Poor regenerate |
2 |
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| Delayed appearance of regenerate |
12 |
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| Pin tract infection |
All |
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| Obstacles |
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| Infection needing change of frame/Wire |
4 |
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| Wire breakage |
7 |
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| Re-fracture |
1 |
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| True complications |
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| Chronic Osteomyelitis |
*6 |
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| Septic arthritis |
2 |
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| Persistent infection |
4 |
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* All patients had clinical and radiological evidence of Osteomyelitis at the time of initial presentation. 6 patients had persistent bone infection despite fracture union at final analysis. | ||
Madhusudhan et al. Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2008 2:6 doi:10.1186/1752-2897-2-6 |
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