Isolated open tibial shaft fracture: a seven-hospital, prospective observational study in two Latin America countries

ABSTRACT Introduction: open tibial fractures are challenging due to the frequent severe bone injury associated with poor soft tissue conditions. This is relevant in low- and middle-income countries, mainly related to delayed definitive fixation and lack of adequate training in soft tissue coverage...

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Main Authors: WILLIAM DIAS BELANGERO, FABRICIO FOGAGNOLO, KODI EDSON KOJIMA, GUILHERME CHOHFI DE MIGUEL, FERNANDO BIDOLEGUI, ALEJANDRO DANIEL BERTUNE, ERNESTO LOMBARDO, ADÉLIO DE LIMA DIAS, JOÃO BATISTA MANZOLI TORRES, BRUNO PARILHA COUTINHO, JORGE DOS SANTOS SILVA, MARCOS DE CAMARGO LEONHARDT, PABLO SEBASTIÁN PEREIRA, JOSÉ RICARDO LENZI MARIOLANI, VINCENZO GIORDANO
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022-11-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912022000100249&tlng=en