"Fractures, Open" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
| Descriptor ID |
D005597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.311
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| Concept/Terms |
Fractures, Open- Fractures, Open
- Fracture, Open
- Open Fracture
- Open Fractures
- Fractures, Compound
- Compound Fracture
- Compound Fractures
- Fracture, Compound
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Open" by people in Profiles.
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Early Return of Motion in Patients With Intramedullary Screw Placement for Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fracture Fixation. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 92(4S Suppl 2):S136-S141.
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Team Approach: The Unstable Trauma Patient. JBJS Rev. 2023 06 01; 11(6).
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria: Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Extremity Trauma. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 05 15; 31(10):497-504.
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Bilateral femur fractures are associated with concomitant femoral neck fracture. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 Feb; 33(2):409-414.
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Orthopedic injuries associated with jet-skis (personal watercrafts): A review of 127 inpatients. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2018 04; 104(2):267-271.
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Surgical Irrigation of Open Fractures--A Change in Practice? N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31; 373(27):2680-1.
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The importance of early operative treatment in open fractures of the fingers. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Apr; 72(4):408-10.
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Analysis of postoperative knee sepsis after retrograde nail insertion of open femoral shaft fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Nov; 24(11):677-82.
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The infected calcaneus. Foot Ankle Clin. 2010 Sep; 15(3):477-86.
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Postoperative care of flaps using the Bohler Braun frame: an innovation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Feb; 115(2):676-7.