Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for the development of infection
after open fracture fixation. Methods A comprehensive search in all scientific literature of the …

Background: Pilon fractures represent one of the most surgically challenging fractures in
orthopaedics. Different techniques exist for their management, with open reduction and …

Objective: To determine patient-specific and injury-specific factors that may predict infection
and other adverse clinical results in the setting of tibial pilon fractures. Design: Retrospective …

Background Open fractures are among the most severe injuries observed in orthopedic
patients. Treating open fractures is difficult because such patients with infections may …

Objectives: To determine whether a particular surgical approach or combination of
approaches is a risk factor for infection. Design: Retrospective review. Setting: Two Level-1 …

Objectives: To evaluate the association of admission blood glucose≥ 200 mg/dL and
surgical site infection in orthopaedic trauma surgery. Design: Retrospective, case control …

Los centros de escritura, originalmente llamados laboratorios o clínicas, nacieron de la
necesidad de las universidades norteamericanas de subsanar los problemas de escritura …

Introduction Ankle and hindfoot fractures are associated with high rates of complications,
and of infection in particular, for which rates of 1% to 48% are reported. Hypothesis …

Introduction Tibial pilon fractures are often treated with initial external fixation followed by
delayed definitive fixation. It has been postulated that the external fixator pin site may …

Abstract Introduction The BOAST (British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma)
guidelines advise that open pilon fractures amongst other open lower limb fractures need to …