 Fractures, Open
"Fractures, Open" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
| Descriptor ID |
D005597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.311
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| Concept/Terms |
Fractures, Open- Fractures, Open
- Fracture, Open
- Open Fracture
- Open Fractures
- Fractures, Compound
- Compound Fracture
- Compound Fractures
- Fracture, Compound
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Open" by people in Profiles.
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Awad ME, Chung JY, Griffin N, Stoneback JW, Alfonso NA. Prophylactic Intrawound Antibiotics Significantly Reduce the Risk of Deep Infections in Fracture Fixation: Subgroup Meta-analyses of the Type of Fracture, Antibiotics, and Organism. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 10 01; 37(10):e400-e409.
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Wheeler AR, Burbank KM, April MD, Wenke JC, De Lorenzo RA, Schauer SG. Placement of Antibiotic Powder in Open Fracture Wounds during the Emergency Room (POWDER): Design and Rationale for an Investigation of the Acute Application of Topical Antibiotic Powder in Open Fracture Wounds for Infection Prophylaxis. Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2023 Jan-Mar; (Per 23-1/2/3):103-111.
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Stambaugh JR, Bernstein EM, Kelsey TJ, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. The utility of air on computed tomography scans in the assessment of type 1 open fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 May; 33(4):1263-1266.
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Tucker NJ, Mauffrey C, Parry JA. Are pre- and postoperative true translational and angular displacement predictive of nonunion after intramedullary nail fixation of tibial shaft fractures? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Jan; 33(1):37-43.
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O'Connell CR, Kooda KJ, Sawyer MD, Wise KB, Mara KC, Skrupky LP. Evaluation of Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Traumatic Grade III Open Fractures. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Feb; 23(1):41-46.
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Ryan DJ, Minhas SV, Konda S, Catalano LW. Surgical Site Infection After Open Upper Extremity Fracture and the Effect of Urgent Operative Intervention. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 May; 34(5):258-262.
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Mauffrey C, Hak DJ, Rojas D, Doan K, Southam BR, Archdeacon MT, Boyer M, McKee M, Giannoudis PV, Schemitsch EH. Prevention of the Infected Fracture: Evidence-Based Strategies for Success! J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jun; 33 Suppl 6:S1-S5.
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Minhas SV, Catalano LW. Comparison of Open and Closed Hand Fractures and?the?Effect of Urgent Operative Intervention. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Jan; 44(1):65.e1-65.e7.
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Iorio ML, Harper CM, Rozental TD. Open Distal Radius Fractures: Timing and Strategies for Surgical Management. Hand Clin. 2018 02; 34(1):33-40.
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Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Moore EE, Pieracci FM, Fox CJ, Campion EM, Lawless RA, Cohen MJ. Preperitoneal pelvic packing is effective for hemorrhage control in open pelvic fractures. Am J Surg. 2018 Apr; 215(4):675-677.
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