Early Therapy for Fresh Open Fracture of Long Bone in Limbs
- VernacularTitle:四肢长管状骨新鲜开放性骨折173例的早期处理
- Author:
Xinzhong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
fractures, open fracture fixation, internal debridement wound infections
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
1991;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
From 1975 to 1989, 173 patients subjected to open fractures of long bones in limbs were hospitalized for treatment. Among them, primary closure of the wound was performed in 142 cases. open reduction and internal fixation in 165 ones. (?)mary healing of the wound accounted for 73.4%. A total of heating rate reached 89%. Follow-ups were carried out in (?) patients in which the heating rate of the fractures mciuding malunion amounted to 94.8%, with a nonunion rate only 5.(?) Based on the experiences m the treatment of the series of cases, we put stress on discussing the importance of thorogh de(?) ment. the time and conditions of the primary wound closure, selection of internal fixators and antibiotics.
