Classification of open fractures: the need to modernize

Bone Joint J. 2020 Nov;102-B(11):1431-1434. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B11.BJJ-2020-0947.

Authors

Alex J Trompeter¹, Hugh Furness², Nikolaos K Kanakaris³, Matthew L Costa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Orthopaedic Trauma/Limb Reconstruction Unit, St George's University Hospital, London, UK.
² Northwick Park Hospital, North London, UK.
³ Major Trauma Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
⁴ Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 33135452
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B11.BJJ-2020-0947

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Fractures, Open / classification*
Humans
Severity of Illness Index*
Tibial Fractures / classification