"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Open" by people in Profiles.
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Prehospital Antibiotic Administration for Suspected Open Fractures: Joint COT/OTA/ACEP/NAEMSP/NAEMT Position Statement. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; 28(8):1063-1067.
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Antibiotics Within One Hour for Pediatric Open Lower Extremity Fractures May Not be Warranted as a Quality Metric. Am Surg. 2025 Jan; 91(1):59-64.
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Infectious profiles in civilian gunshot associated long bone fractures. Int Orthop. 2024 Jan; 48(1):31-36.
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Predictors of Deep Infection After Distal Femur Fracture: A Multicenter Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 04 01; 37(4):161-167.
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Masquelet Reconstruction for Posttraumatic Segmental Bone Defects in the Forearm. J Hand Surg Am. 2019 Apr; 44(4):342.e1-342.e8.
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Treatment of Infected Forearm Nonunions With Large Complete Segmental Defects Using Bulk Allograft and Intramedullary Fixation. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Sep; 41(9):881-7.
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Acute Management of Open Fractures: An Evidence-Based Review. Orthopedics. 2015 Nov; 38(11):e1025-33.
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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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Are low-energy open ankle fractures in the elderly the new geriatric hip fracture? J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Mar-Apr; 54(2):203-6.
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Strategies for managing bone defects of the lower extremity. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2014 Oct; 31(4):577-84.