Open Fractures (Subscribe)  

Summary: Antibiotics are effective in preventing early infection in open fractures of the limbs Wound and bone infections are common complications following open fractures of the limbs. For more than 20 years, in developed countries, the use of antibiotics has been a part of a standard management protocol that also includes...

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Lecture/Presentation from the Basic Fracture Course of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Highly Reputable

treat all open fractures as an emergency; - perform thorough initial evaluation to diagnose other life-threatening injuries:
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Medscape 2000 Report
At the current time, it seems most appropriate to use high-pressure lavage systems in the irrigation and debridement of open fractures. It is noted that high-pressure lavage may have adverse effects and that surgeons should be judicious in the amount of fluid that is potentially injected into the...

Rationale and Technique of Wound Debridement Lecture/Presentation from the Basic Fracture Course of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Highly Reputable

The Decision to Salvage or Amputate a Severely Injured Limb
J South Orthop Assoc 9(1):72-78, 2000 Mark D. Hiatt, MD, MBA, James M. Farmer, MD, Robert D. Teasdall, MD, ScM
Abstract The decision to salvage or amputate a severely injured limb is one of the most difficult an orthopaedic surgeon may face. The...