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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2020-03-01
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Series: | OTA International |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000053 |