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ArticleInternational wound journal2022

A nomogram for predicting skin necrosis risk after open reduction and internal fixation for tibia fractures.

Peng Luo, Yingying Zhang, Xingyu Wang, Jianshun Wang, Hua Chen, Leyi Cai

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Article in International wound journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Peng LuoDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yingying ZhangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xingyu WangDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jianshun WangDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Hua ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Leyi CaiDepartment of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to determine the risk factors for skin necrosis after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for tibia fracture and establish a nomogram prediction model. We retrospectively analysed the clinical data of patients who suffered from tibia fractures and had been surgically treated by ORIF in our institution between August 2015 and October 2020. Perioperative information was obtained through the electronic medical record system, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the risk factors of skin necrosis, and a nomogram model was constructed to predict the risk of skin necrosis. The predictive performance and consistency of the model were evaluated by the Hosmer-Lemeshow (H-L) test and the calibration curve. In total, 444 patients were enrolled in our study. Multivariate analysis results showed that limb swelling, time until the operation, operation time, distance from fracture end to the skin, and soft-tissue injury (Tscherne classification type 3) were independent risk factors for skin necrosis. The AUC value for skin necrosis risk was 0.906 (95% confidence interval 0.88~0.94). The H-L test revealed that the nomogram prediction model had good calibration ability (P = .467). Finally, we found a correlation between skin necrosis and limb swelling, time until the operation, operation time, distance from fracture end to the skin, and soft-tissue injury (Tscherne classification type 3) after ORIF for tibia fracture patients. Our nomogram prediction model might be helpful for clinicians to identify high-risk patients, as interventions could be taken early to reduce the incidence of skin necrosis.

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Soft Tissue InjuriesTibial FracturesFracture Fixation, InternalHumansNecrosisNomogramsRetrospective StudiesTibianomogramORIFskin necrosistibia fracture

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PMID35037403
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