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A study of the incidence and significance of Clostridium welchii in the wounds of dogs undergoing open reduction of fractures
Author(s) -
STEAD A. C.,
LAWSON G. H. K.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1981.tb01385.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , surgery , open fracture , wound infection , orthopedic surgery , physics , optics
The occurrence of Clostridium welchii in the surgical wounds of 53 dogs with long‐bone fracture was studied before and during surgery. Twelve subsequent cases of wound infection are discussed, from nine of which Cl. welchii was isolated and one of which died from myonecrosis.