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Does stress-induced hyperglycemia increase the risk of perioperative infectious complications in orthopaedic trauma patients?Madhav A Karunakar
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA
J Orthop Trauma 24:752-6. 2010..To determine if hyperglycemia in postoperative orthopaedic trauma patients with no known history of diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased rate of infectious complications...
Early wound complications after operative treatment of high energy tibial plateau fractures through two incisionsSteven N Shah
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0328, USA
Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis 65:115-9. 2007..8% (4/29). A lower rate of deep infection was observed compared to historical reports. This is likely a result of a treatment algorithm that requires recovery of the soft tissue envelope prior to definitive fixation...
