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Classification
- Type I: single penetration with out extensive soft tissue damage
- Type II: Single or multiple penetrations with extensive soft tissue distruptions (flapsm avulsions, or degloving)
- Type III: open periarticular fractures with extension through the adjacent intraarticular surface
- Type IV: open dislocations or those with associated nerve or vascular injury requiring repair
Managmenent
- Perioperative antibiotics until 24 to 48 hours postoperative
