Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	10920
Country	Egypt

Received	2014-04-26 11:11
Peer-Review Started	2014-04-27 23:33
To Make the First Decision	2014-05-14 13:36
Return for Revision	2014-05-20 20:56
Revised	2014-05-29 17:46
Second Decision	2014-09-17 13:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-13 20:49
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Cost of external fixation vs external fixation then nailing in bone infection
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Khaled Mohamed Emara, Ramy Ahmed Diab and Khaled Abd EL Ghafar
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Ramy Ahmed Diab, Lecturer, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ain Shams University, 13 B Kornish el, Nile, Agha Khan, Cairo 0020, Egypt. ramydiab79@gmail.com
Key Words	Cost; Fixator; Nailing; Infection
Core Tip	Fifty patients with infected nonunion tibia (26 patients were treated by external fixation only, and 24 patients were treated by external fixation early removal after segment transfer and replacement by internal fixation). Cost of inpatient treatment, total cost of inpatient and outpatient treatment till full healing, and the weeks of absence from school or work were calculated and compared between both groups. Early removal of external fixation and replacement by intramedullary nail in treatment of infected nonunion showed more cost effectiveness. Orthopaedic society needs to show the cost effectiveness of different procedures to the community, insurance and health authorities.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 11:19
Citation	Emara KM, Diab RA, Ghafar KAE. Cost of external fixation vs external fixation then nailing in bone infection. World J Orthop 2015; 6(1): 145-149
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i1/145.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i1.145

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