Open fractures with soft-tissue loss

Abstract. Open fractures with soft-tissue loss remain challenging injuries to treat. These often high-energy fractures are at a higher risk of delayed healing and at much higher risk of infection than open fractures with less significant soft-tissue injury. The initial management of the open wound,...

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Main Author: Chad P. Coles, MD, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-03-01
Series:OTA International
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000053