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* Type IV: open dislocations or those with associated nerve or vascular injury requiring repair
 
* Type IV: open dislocations or those with associated nerve or vascular injury requiring repair
   
==Managmenent==
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==Management==
 
* Perioperative antibiotics until 24 to 48 hours postoperative
 
* Perioperative antibiotics until 24 to 48 hours postoperative
 
*See also [[Antibiotic prophylaxis for open fractures]]
 
*See also [[Antibiotic prophylaxis for open fractures]]
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== Further Reading ==
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* Open joint injuries. Classification and treatment. ''Clin Orthop Relat Res.'' 1989(243):48-56. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2721074/ 2721074]
   
 
[[Category:Trauma and surgical patients]]
 
[[Category:Trauma and surgical patients]]

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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

Management

Further Reading

  • Open joint injuries. Classification and treatment. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989(243):48-56. PMID: 2721074