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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==
==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]]

== Further Reading ==

* 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]]

Revision as of 16:11, 4 April 2022

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