title: Early debridement reduces time to healing in elderly patients with pretibial injury.
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Tuboku-Metzger
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Chambers
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Osmani
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Nightingale
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Eltigani
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK. Electronic address: joskillman@hotmail.com.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Skillman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003646:Debridement; D006304:Health Status; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014945:Wound Healing