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Advances in Orthopedics
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 943495, 4 pages
doi:10.4061/2011/943495
Clinical Study
Infection Rates in Open Fractures of the Tibia: Is the 6-Hour Rule Fact or Fiction?
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wellington Public Hospital, 8D/39 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Received 7 June 2011; Revised 28 July 2011; Accepted 22 August 2011
Academic Editor: Robert F. Ostrum
Copyright © 2011 Ameya S. Kamat. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Ameya S. Kamat, “Infection Rates in Open Fractures of the Tibia: Is the 6-Hour Rule Fact or Fiction?,” Advances in Orthopedics, vol. 2011, Article ID 943495, 4 pages, 2011. doi:10.4061/2011/943495