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Open Fracture MAnagement
Open Fracture MAnagement
Open Fracture MAnagement
OPEN FRACTURE
July 14, 2021
Daizha D. and Aiza G.
Objectives:
• To discuss important history in the management of
Open Fracture
• To Discuss on the classification of open fracture
• To Review on the management of Open Fracture
• To Review on the literature supporting the
management of open fracture
DEFINITION
•open fracture
• Tscherne
• lower-energy incident:
• such as a simple fall at home
• injury playing sports
Few facts require
emphasis:
• size and nature of the external wound may
not reflect the damage to the deeper
structures
• anteroposterior
• lateral
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas
Escherichia coli
RECOMMENDATION
(2009)
• First or Second generation Cephalosporins
• absence of organic or sewage contamination
• Aminoglycosides
• Penicillin
• gross organic contamination with or without metronidazole
Antibiotics
Principle In Managing Open
Fracture
• Antibiotic
• Debridement
• Fixation/Stabilization
• Soft Tissue Cover
Treatment Options:
Debridement and Lavage
• All foreign material and tissues that are contaminated
or suspected to be avascular are systematically
removed so that whatever is left behind is
vascularized living tissue, devoid of contamination
• Contraindicated in: