ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2024
Open fractures: evidence-based best practices.
Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Combination of pedicled fibular graft and latissimus dorsi free flap in complex tibial bone defect reconstruction after high-energy trauma: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Pilot Study: Soft-tissue Healing After Augmented Closure of Traumatic Injuries With Synthetic Electrospun Fiber Matrix.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- The masquelet technique for severe open fractures: current insights.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Review
- Predictors of surgical site infection/fracture related infection after open tibial fracture.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2026Article
- Soft tissue coverage before 12 days prevents fracture-related infection in IIIB open tibial fractures in young and healthy patients.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025Article
- Association between periodontitis and fracture-related infection in patients with severe open fractures of the upper and/or lower extremities.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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- Reconstruction of bone defects around the ankle with retrograde gentamicin-coated tibial intramedullary nail (ETN PROtect™) for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis: a case series.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
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Abstract
Open fracture management is a common challenge to orthopaedic trauma surgeons and a burdensome condition to the patient, health care, and entire society. Fracture-related infection (FRI) is the leading morbid complication to avoid during open fracture management because it leads to sepsis, nonunion, limb loss, and overall very poor region-specific and general functional outcomes. This review, based on a symposium presented at the 2022 OTA International Trauma Care Forum, provides a practical and evidence-based summary on key strategies to prevent FRI in open fractures, which can be grouped as optimizing host factors, antimicrobial prophylaxis, surgical site management (skin preparation, debridement, and wound irrigation), provision of skeletal stability, and soft-tissue coverage. When it is applicable, strategies are differentiated between optimal resource and resource-limited settings.
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