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Fractures, Open

Known as: Fracture, Open, Fracture, Compound, fracture opened 
A traumatic break to the bone in which the continuity of the bone has broken through the skin.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Severe Open Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after severe open fractures on deep infection… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Local antibiotic therapy in the treatment of open fractures and osteomyelitis.
Local antibiotic therapy is part of the treatment protocol of open fractures and osteomyelitis. However, there are limitations in… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Open reduction and stable fixation of isolated, displaced talar neck and body fractures.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this retrospective review was to evaluate the long-term results of surgical treatment of isolated… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Outcomes in open tibia fractures: relationship between delay in treatment and infection.
BACKGROUND Emergent irrigation and debridement has been accepted as a mainstay of open fracture treatment. The purpose of this… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Closed Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Fractures
Intramedullary nailing was performed on 520 femoral fractures in 500 patients. The series included eighty-six open fractures and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A prospective, randomized study of intramedullary nails inserted with and without reaming for the treatment of open and closed fractures of the tibial shaft.
OBJECTIVES To determine if there are differences in healing, complications, or number of procedures required to obtain union… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Interobserver agreement in the classification of open fractures of the tibia. The results of a survey of two hundred and forty-five orthopaedic surgeons.
The system of Gustilo and Anderson for the classification of open fractures is commonly used as a basis for treatment decisions… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Management of Open Tibial Fractures
A prospective study was undertaken to accurately classify open tibial fractures and to evaluate the benefit of muscle (laps in… 
Review
1972
Review
1972
Linear relationships between lipophilic character and biological activity of drugs.
0 Chloroacetaldehyde, a probable metabolite of 2-chlorc- ethanol (ethylene chlorohydrin), was studied in a number of itz oiuo… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Colles' fracture; a study of two thousand cases from the New York State Workmen's Compensation Board.
From a study of a total of 2,132 cases of Colles' fracture from the files of the Workmen's Compensation Board, New York State… 
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