title: Infection rates after open tibial fractures: are they decreasing?
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Clarendon Wing, Level A, Great George Street, LS1 3EX Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ktistakis
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Clarendon Wing, Level A, Great George Street, LS1 3EX Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Marilena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannoudi
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds General Infirmary, Clarendon Wing, Level A, Great George Street, LS1 3EX Leeds, UK. Electronic address: pgiannoudi@aol.com.
authors.forename: Peter V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Giannoudis
mesh_terms: D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*