Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures

This is a prospective study on infection following fixation of closed fractures done in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan ,Kuantan from May 2003 to May 2005. There were 23 cases in this study. The mean age of patient was 32.9 years (range 15 to 77). Twenty one were males and 2 females. Twenty (87%) infe...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2006
Subjects:	RD701 Orthopedics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/1/infection_following_closed_fracture.pdf

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spelling	iium-345092015-03-11T06:24:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/ Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures Mohd Yusof, Nazri Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Awang, Mohd Shukrimi RD701 Orthopedics This is a prospective study on infection following fixation of closed fractures done in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan ,Kuantan from May 2003 to May 2005. There were 23 cases in this study. The mean age of patient was 32.9 years (range 15 to 77). Twenty one were males and 2 females. Twenty (87%) infections occurred in the lower limb and only 3(13%) occurred in the upper limbs. Twenty two patients (91%) had plating done for the fracture. Infection following internal fixation is commonly a deep seated (96%) and florid (78%) infection in which 70% occur after the surgical wound has healed. Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest organism isolated in which 43% are Methicillin resistant (MRSA). Overall infection caused by gram negative organisms is more common than gram positive organisms Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2006-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/1/infection_following_closed_fracture.pdf Mohd Yusof, Nazri and Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz and Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin and Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri and Che Ahmad, Aminudin and Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril and Awang, Mohd Shukrimi (2006) Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 5 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1823-4631 http://www.e-imj.com/
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spellingShingle	RD701 Orthopedics Mohd Yusof, Nazri Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Awang, Mohd Shukrimi Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
description	This is a prospective study on infection following fixation of closed fractures done in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan ,Kuantan from May 2003 to May 2005. There were 23 cases in this study. The mean age of patient was 32.9 years (range 15 to 77). Twenty one were males and 2 females. Twenty (87%) infections occurred in the lower limb and only 3(13%) occurred in the upper limbs. Twenty two patients (91%) had plating done for the fracture. Infection following internal fixation is commonly a deep seated (96%) and florid (78%) infection in which 70% occur after the surgical wound has healed. Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest organism isolated in which 43% are Methicillin resistant (MRSA). Overall infection caused by gram negative organisms is more common than gram positive organisms
format	Article
author	Mohd Yusof, Nazri Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Awang, Mohd Shukrimi
author_facet	Mohd Yusof, Nazri Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri Che Ahmad, Aminudin Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril Awang, Mohd Shukrimi
author_sort	Mohd Yusof, Nazri
title	Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
title_short	Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
title_full	Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
title_fullStr	Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
title_full_unstemmed	Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures
title_sort	infection following internal fixation of closed fractures
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2006
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34509/1/infection_following_closed_fracture.pdf
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Infection Following Internal Fixation Of Closed Fractures

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