2014
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.011413
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Attempting primary closure for all open fractures: the effectiveness of an institutional protocol

Abstract: Background: Immediate primary closure of open fractures has been historically believed to increase the risk of wound infection and fracture nonunion. Recent literature has challenged this belief, but uncertainty remains as to whether primary closure can be used as routine practice. This study evaluates the impact of an institutional protocol mandating primary closure for all open fractures. Methods:We retrospectively reviewed all open fractures treated in a single level 1 trauma centre in a 5-year period. Prio… Show more

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“…Four only defined "upper" and "lower" extremity [21,25,42,61], but the rest actually mentioned two or more specific bones. First, upper extremity fractures were compared to lower extremity fractures [21,22,28,29,32,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. The latter were significantly more prone to developing infectious complications; 11.8% versus 5.4% (RR 1.94, p=<0.0001, Figure 5).…”
Section: Fracture Localizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Four only defined "upper" and "lower" extremity [21,25,42,61], but the rest actually mentioned two or more specific bones. First, upper extremity fractures were compared to lower extremity fractures [21,22,28,29,32,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. The latter were significantly more prone to developing infectious complications; 11.8% versus 5.4% (RR 1.94, p=<0.0001, Figure 5).…”
Section: Fracture Localizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The extremities included in the different studies varied, which may also result in heterogeneity. As has been previously demonstrated, lower extremity fractures are at greater risk for the development of infectious complications [41,43,49,53], and it may not be valid to compare studies only including tibial fractures with those that pool upper and lower extremity fractures and publish one infectious complication rate for the entire study population. Some authors separately reported superficial and deep infections, others only included those patients who developed deep infections and yet others did not further specify their outcome.…”
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“…is problem prompted us to research other ways of treating infected open fractures. e current study was carried out on open fractures at the lower limb because the development of infectious complexity has a greater danger at the lower limb fractures as reported by prior studies [23,24]. Additionally, the study was conducted on open fractures arranged in severity between grades II and IIIA, B, and C, because these grades are most susceptible to develop the infection [25,26].…”
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confidence: 96%
“…Bei Grad-III B-und -III C-Verletzungen lässt sich aufgrund der geringen Fallzahlen keine klare Aussage bezüglich des Infektionsrisikos beim primären Wundverschluss machen. Dieser wurde jedoch von Moola et al [44] Literatur…”
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