A versatile model of open-fracture infection

[摘要] ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to refine an accepted contaminated rat femur defect model to result in an infection rate of approximately 50%. This threshold will allow examination of treatments aimed at reducing infection in open fractures with l

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Infection;Open fracture;Contamination;Animal-model;Local antibiotics