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12132865

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
Open fractures of the hand are a challenging clinical problem for the orthopedic surgeon. The fracture is often comminuted with substance loss. Additionally, the fracture site can be contaminated by foreign material. The soft tissue envelope is violated with a variable degree of tissue devitalized. The wound contamination and tissue destruction lead to a rate of infection that can be much higher than that for a closed fracture. Initially, management of a significant soft tissue injury must take precedence over definitive fracture fixation. Proper staging of debridement, wound closure, and definitive fixation is paramount in minimizing infection while obtaining fracture union.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1059-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-202
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Open fractures of the hand.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review