PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TYPE-III (SEVERE) OPEN FRACTURES - A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF TYPE-III OPEN FRACTURES
PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TYPE-III (SEVERE) OPEN FRACTURES - A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF TYPE-III OPEN FRACTURES
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DOI:
10.1097/00005373-198408000-00009
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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WILLIAMS, DN
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作者:
GUSTILO, RB;MENDOZA, RM;WILLIAMS, DN
Type III open fractures (87) (in 75 patients) were treated. Factors leading to increased morbidity in type III fractures were: massive soft-tissue damage; compromised vascularity; severe wound contamination; and marked fracture instability. This study demonstrates, because of varied severity and prognosis, that the current designation of type III open fracture is too inclusive. That type III open fractures be divided is recommended in order of worsening prognosis into 3 subtypes: type IIIA, adequate soft-tissue coverage of a fractured bone despite extensive soft-tissue laceration or flaps, or high-energy trauma irrespective of the size of the wound; type IIIB, extensive soft-tissue injury loss with periosteal stripping and bone exposure; and is usually associated with massive contamination; type IIIC, open fracture associated with arterial injury requiring repair. Wound sepsis in the 3 subtypes were: type IIIA, 4%, IIIB, 52%; and IIIC, 42%; while amputation rates were, respectively, 0%, 16% and 42%. Only 2 patients developed osteomyelitis, and 12 patients had delayed or nonunions. Five patients died, all as a result of multisystem trauma. The bacterial pathogens in infected open fractures have changed dramatically over the years. Infections (77%) were due to Gram-negative bacteria, compared with 24% previously (1961-1975). A change of antibiotic therapy from a 1st-generation cephalosporin alone to a combination of a cephalosporin and an aminoglycoside, or a 3rd-generation cephalosporin, is currently indicated in type III open fractures.