13-Year-Old Exposed Interlocking Nail: A Case Report

We are reporting a case of post-traumatic chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia with an open wound exposing an intra medullar nail implant for 13 years. The patient presented with fresh ipsilateral tibia plateau fracture. He was treated by removal of the implant, debridement and local placement of Gent...

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Main Authors: Chua YCJ, Lim LA, MS Ortho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2009-05-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2009v3n1/Exposed_Interlocking_Nail.pdf