Bacteriological Profile of Post Traumatic Osteomyelitis in a Tertiary Care Centre
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Bacteria may infect the bone directly through open fractures, during bone surgery, or from contaminated objects that pierce the bone. Osteomyelitis may also occur where a piece of metal has been surgically attached to a bone, as is done to repair hip or other fractures. Osteomyelitis may also result from an infection in an adjacent soft tissue. The infection spreads to the bone after several International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 1 (2017) pp. 367-372 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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