Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection after distal femur fractures treated by open reduction and internal fixation: a prospective single‐center study

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[2] Halliday R(2011)Distal femur fractures of the elderly–different treatment options in a biomechanical comparison Injury 42 655-9

[3] Aquilina AL(2018)Patient mortality in geriatric distal femur fractures J Orthop Trauma 32 111-5

[4] Wähnert D(2019)Surgical Site Infections in Italy, 2009–2015: Incidence, Trends, and Impact of Surveillance Duration on Infection Risk Surg Infect (Larchmt) 20 504-9

[5] Hoffmeier K(2013)Clinical outcomes of locked plating of distal femoral fractures in a retrospective cohort J Orthop Surg Res 8 43-73

[6] Fröber R(2004)Surgical site infection—a European perspective of incidence and economic burden Int Wound J 1 247-8

[7] Myers P(1992)CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 13 606-61

[8] Laboe P(2014)Factors influencing infection rates after open fractures of the radius and/or ulna J Hand Surg Am 39 956-94

[9] Johnson KJ(2018)Perioperative Allogeneic Red Blood-Cell Transfusion Associated with Surgical Site Infection After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty J Bone Joint Surg Am 100 288-4

[10] Vicentini C(2016)Incidence and Risk Factors for Infection When Teicoplanin Is Included for Prophylaxis in Patients with Hip Fracture Surg Infect (Larchmt) 17 381-8

[1] Smith JR(2015)Distal femoral fractures: the need to review the standard of care Injury 46 1084-8

[2] Halliday R(2011)Distal femur fractures of the elderly–different treatment options in a biomechanical comparison Injury 42 655-9

[3] Aquilina AL(2018)Patient mortality in geriatric distal femur fractures J Orthop Trauma 32 111-5

[4] Wähnert D(2019)Surgical Site Infections in Italy, 2009–2015: Incidence, Trends, and Impact of Surveillance Duration on Infection Risk Surg Infect (Larchmt) 20 504-9

[5] Hoffmeier K(2013)Clinical outcomes of locked plating of distal femoral fractures in a retrospective cohort J Orthop Surg Res 8 43-73

[6] Fröber R(2004)Surgical site infection—a European perspective of incidence and economic burden Int Wound J 1 247-8

[7] Myers P(1992)CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 13 606-61

[8] Laboe P(2014)Factors influencing infection rates after open fractures of the radius and/or ulna J Hand Surg Am 39 956-94

[9] Johnson KJ(2018)Perioperative Allogeneic Red Blood-Cell Transfusion Associated with Surgical Site Infection After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty J Bone Joint Surg Am 100 288-4

[10] Vicentini C(2016)Incidence and Risk Factors for Infection When Teicoplanin Is Included for Prophylaxis in Patients with Hip Fracture Surg Infect (Larchmt) 17 381-8