@article{ref1,
title="Bone cultures from war-wounded civilians in the Middle East: a surgical prospective",
journal="International orthopaedics",
year="2017",
author="Herard, Patrick and Boillot, François and Fakhri, Rasheed M.",
volume="41",
number="7",
pages="1291-1294",
abstract="PURPOSE: Hidden infections in a reconstructive surgery program are frequently underestimated. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective study was undertaken of 1,891 civilian war-wounded patients from Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Gaza treated in Amman from August 2006 to January 2016. One thousand three hundred and fifty-three underwent surgical interventions for previous bone injury and had systematic bone cultures. <br><br>RESULTS: Among patients (167) without any clinical, biological or radiological signs of infection, 46% demonstrated infection based on bone cultures. We conclude that bone culture should become a prerequisite for any reconstruction in such contexts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0341-2695",
doi="10.1007/s00264-016-3382-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-016-3382-1"
}