Timing of Operative Debridement in Open Fractures

• Published in: The Orthopedic clinics of North America Vol. 48; no. 1; p. 25
• Main Authors: Rozell, Joshua C, Connolly, Keith P, Mehta, Samir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Debridement - methods; Fractures, Open - surgery; Humans; Operative Time; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control; Debridement; Antibiotics; Open fracture; Surgical timing

The optimal treatment of open fractures continues to be an area of debate in the orthopedic literature. Recent research has challenged the dictum that open fractures should be debrided within 6 hours of injury. However, the expedient administration of intravenous antibiotics remains of paramount imp...