Observational studyEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2026
Complications after open fractures in children and adolescents - a single-center retrospective observational study.
Observational study in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Open Fractures Beyond Long Bones: Rethinking Age-Dependent Injury Mechanisms and Anatomical Patterns in Pediatric Trauma.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposePurpose of the study was to report the antibiotic treatment and complications after open fractures in children and adolescents at a level one trauma center.
methodsWe retrospectively report data of 72 children and adolescents with 74 open fractures. The open fractures were evaluated according to severity, etiology, localization, concomitant injuries, therapeutic treatment, concomitant antibiotic treatment, complications and outcome.
resultsWe found a significant relationship between the occurrence of complications and the severity of the open fractures, the treatment method, the mechanism of injury and for the localization. A correlation between the occurrence of complications and the antibiotic treatment could not be shown.
conclusionsAs the degree of injury increases, so does the likelihood of complications. There is also a correlation to treatment with external fixation, non-primary wound closure, traffic accidents and when the lower leg or foot is affected. However, the cause-and-effect relationship should always be considered.
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