"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,
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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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Open" by people in Profiles.
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Bremmer D, Bookstaver B, Cairns M, Lindley K, Durkin M, Koon D, Quidley AM. Impact of Body Mass Index and Bacterial Resistance in Osteomyelitis after Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Open Lower-Extremity Fractures. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 Apr; 18(3):368-373.
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Gottschalk HP, Dumont G, Khanani S, Browne RH, Starr AJ. Open clavicle fractures: patterns of trauma and associated injuries. J Orthop Trauma. 2012 Feb; 26(2):107-9.
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Eichinger JK, McKenzie CS, Devine JG. Evaluation of pediatric lower extremity fractures managed with external fixation: outcomes in a deployed environment. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Jan; 41(1):15-9.
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Barbour J, Saunders S, Hartsock L, Schimpf D, O'Neill P. Calcaneal reconstruction with free fibular osteocutaneous flap. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2011 Jul; 27(6):343-8.
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Taylor SM, Wolfe CR, Dixon TC, Ruch DS, Cox GM. Wound botulism complicating internal fixation of a complex radial fracture. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb; 48(2):650-3.
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Vaziri K, Roland JC, Robinson LL, Reines HD, Fakhry SM. Extreme anemia in an injured Jehovah's Witness: a test of our understanding of the physiology of severe anemia and the threshold for blood transfusion. J Trauma. 2009 Jul; 67(1):E11-3.
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Herrera FA, Lee CK, Kiehn MW, Hansen SL. The distal superficial femoral arterial branch to the sartorius muscle as a recipient vessel for soft tissue defects around the knee: anatomic study and clinical applications. Microsurgery. 2009; 29(6):425-9.
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Barr ST, Rowley JM, O'Neill PJ, Barillo DJ, Paulsen SM. How reliable is the distally based peroneus brevis muscle flap? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jul; 110(1):360-2.