Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 87-92 , January 2010

Prevention and Management of Complications Arising from External Fixation Pin Sites

  • Christopher Bibbo, DO, DPM, FACS, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Foot & Ankle Section, Department of Orthopaedics, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI; Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI; Clinical Instructor, St. Joseph Hospital/North Chicago Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Residency Program, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Christopher Bibbo, DO, DPM, FACS, FACFAS, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Department of Surgery, 1000 North Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449.
    • ,
  • Jon Brueggeman, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Shore Medical Clinic of Milwaukee, WI; Clinical Instructor, St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; Clinical Instructor, St. Joseph Hospital/North Chicago Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Residency Program, Chicago, IL

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(09)00310-X

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.07.026

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 87-92 , January 2010

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