International Lower Limb Collaborative (INTELLECT) study: a multicentre, international retrospective audit of lower extremity open fractures

Sixty-two centres in 16 countries contributed with 2,694 open fractures cases to an international, multi-centric, retrospective cohort study involving different healthcare settings. The INTELLECT study results show that there are significant disparities on the management of open lower limb fractures...

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Published inBritish journal of surgery Vol. 109; no. 9; pp. 792 - 795
Main Authors Berner, Juan Enrique, Chan, James K K, Gardiner, Matthew D, Navia, Alfonso, Tejos, Rodrigo, Ortiz-Llorens, Manuel, Ortega-Briones, Alina, Rakhorst, Hinne A, Nanchahal, Jagdeep, Jain, Abhilash
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 16.08.2022
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Fractures, Open - surgery
Humans
Leg Injuries
Lower Extremity - surgery
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Sixty-two centres in 16 countries contributed with 2,694 open fractures cases to an international, multi-centric, retrospective cohort study involving different healthcare settings. The INTELLECT study results show that there are significant disparities on the management of open lower limb fractures internationally. A timely, multidisciplinary, guideline-directed care is a protective factor for developing infective complications, non-union and requiring an amputation.
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Presented virtually at the 92nd Congreso Chileno de Cirugía in December 2020 and at the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Winter Meeting in December 2020
Members of the INTELLECT Collaborative are co-authors of this study and are listed under the heading Collaborators.
ISSN:0007-1323
1365-2168
1365-2168
DOI:10.1093/bjs/znac105