Treatment preferences and current practices regarding open tibial shaft fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to reveal the treatment preferences and current practices regarding open tibial shaft fracture (OTSF).

Patients and methods

Online surveys of treatment preferences and current practice of OTSF were conducted by orthopedic trauma doctors from various medical institutions in Zhejiang Province. The survey contains three modules. The first module is the basic information of the participants, the second module is the treatment patterns for Gustilo-Anderson type I-II (GA I/II), and the third module is the treatment patterns for Gustilo-Anderson type IIIA (GA IIIA). Furthermore, each treatment pattern was divided into four aspects, including antibiotic prophylaxis, irrigation and debridement, fracture stabilization, and wound management.

Res

SUBMITTER: Qian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257859 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature