The Management of Open Fractures [PDF]
This is a review of Medline and PubMed articles on open fractures published in the English literature between 1945 and April 2005. The emphasis of most published articles has been placed on definitive treatment of these injuries at sophisticated referral hospitals.
Robert H, Quinn, Darryl J, Macias
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Delayed surgical debridement in pediatric open fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Purpose: Open fractures are considered orthopedic emergencies that are traditionally treated with surgical debridement within 6 h of injury to prevent infection.
Erwin, PJ +9 more
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Efficacy of Antibiotic-loaded Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) Beads in Orthopaedic Infections [PDF]
Introduction: Bone infections are associated with morbidity and mortality. Infection control is achieved by surgical debridement and microbial-specific antibiotic administration.
Kaushik Bhowmick +6 more
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TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OPEN COMPLICATED FOREARM FRACTURES
The blocking osteosynthesis is preferable in the case of open forearm fractures of the I degree. The treatment of patients with open comminuted complicated forearm fractures should be reasonable to perform in two stages: at the first stage, healing of ...
V. A. Neverov, S. N. Chernyaev
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Conservative management versus open reduction and internal fixation for mid-shaft clavicle fractures in adults - The Clavicle Trial: Study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Clavicle fractures account for around 4% of all fractures and up to 44% of fractures of the shoulder girdle. Fractures of the middle third (or mid-shaft) account for approximately 80% of all clavicle fractures.
Cobiella Carlos +71 more
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The blocking intramedullary osteosynthesis (BIO) of the forearm bones possesses quite a number of advantages in comparison with the bone and transosseous methods.
V. A. Neverov, S. N. Chernyaev
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Introduction: Compound tibial shaft fractures are conventionally managed by debridement and primary stabilization by external fixators, followed by definitive fixation after the wound healing; however, many problems such as infection, difficult soft ...
Rahul Verma +5 more
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Proximal humeral fractures with a severe varus deformity treated by fixation with a locking plate [PDF]
We treated 47 patients with a mean age of 57 years (22 to 88) who had a proximal humeral fracture in which there was a severe varus deformity, using a standard operative protocol of anatomical reduction, fixation with a locking plate and supplementation ...
B. Olabi +13 more
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Prehospital antibiotic administration for suspected open fractures: importance and implementation. [PDF]
The recent American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (COT), the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP), and the National Association of ...
Levy MJ, Manukyan MC, Ficke JR.
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The epidemiology of fractures in England [PDF]
Introduction: Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited. Objective: This study aims to estimate the true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures in England ...
Reckless, IP +9 more
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