Infographic: The Orthopaedic Trauma Society classification of open fractures

2020 ◽  
Vol 102-B (11) ◽  
pp. 1467-1468
Author(s):  
Alex Trompeter ◽  
Ruth Knight ◽  
Nick Parsons ◽  
Matt Costa
Keyword(s):  
Open Fractures ◽  
Orthopaedic Trauma ◽  
Trauma Society

Current Practice in the Management of Open Fractures Among Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons. Part B

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. e203-e207 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Obremskey ◽  
Cesar Molina ◽  
Cory Collinge ◽  
Paul Tornetta ◽  
Claude Sagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Open Fractures ◽  
Orthopaedic Trauma ◽  
Trauma Surgeons

scholarly journals Classification of open fractures: the need to modernize

2020 ◽  
Vol 102-B (11) ◽  
pp. 1431-1434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Trompeter ◽  
Hugh Furness ◽  
Nikolaos K. Kanakaris ◽  
Matthew L. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Open Fractures

scholarly journals The Orthopaedic Trauma Society classification of open fractures

2020 ◽  
Vol 102-B (11) ◽  
pp. 1469-1474
Author(s):  
Alex J. Trompeter ◽  
Ruth Knight ◽  
Nick Parsons ◽  
Matthew L. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Deep Infection ◽  
Open Fractures ◽  
Fracture Group ◽  
Complex Fracture ◽  
Trauma Society ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Simple Fracture

Aims To describe a new objective classification for open fractures of the lower limb and to correlate the classification with patient-centred outcomes. Methods The proposed classification was investigated within a cohort of adults with open fractures of the lower limb who were recruited as part of two large clinical trials within the UK Major Trauma Network. The classification was correlated with patient-reported Disability Rating Index (DRI) and EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire (EQ-5D) health-related quality of life in the year after injury, and with deep infection at 30 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of a deep surgical site infection. Results A total of 748 participants were included in the analysis. Of these, 288 (38.5%) had a simple open fracture and 460 (61.5%) had a complex fracture as defined by the new classification system. At 12 months, the mean DRI in the simple fracture group was 32.5 (SD 26.8) versus 43.9 (SD 26.1) in the complex fracture group (adjusted mean difference 8.19; 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.69 to 12.69). At 12 months the mean health-related quality of life (EQ-5D utility) in the simple fracture group was 0.59 (SD 0.29) versus 0.56 (SD 0.32) in the complex fracture group (adjusted mean difference -0.03; 95% CI -0.09 to 0.02). The differences in the rate of deep infection at 30 days was not statistically significant. Conclusion The Orthopaedic Trauma Society open fracture classification is based upon objective descriptors of the injury and correlates with patient-centred outcomes in a large cohort of open fractures of the lower limb. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2020;102-B(11):1469–1474.

The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society

2011 ◽  
Vol 93-B (6) ◽  
pp. 722-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Buckley ◽  
R. Leighton ◽  
K. Trask
Keyword(s):  
Orthopaedic Trauma ◽  
Trauma Society

Current Practice in the Management of Open Fractures Among Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons. Part A

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. e198-e202 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Obremskey ◽  
Cesar Molina ◽  
Cory Collinge ◽  
Arvind Nana ◽  
Paul Tornetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Open Fractures ◽  
Orthopaedic Trauma ◽  
Trauma Surgeons
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