Does the OTA Open Fracture Classification Align With the Gustilo-Anderson Classification? A Study of 2215 Open Fractures.

Murali KovvurKristin E TurnerJoshua E LawrenceRobert V O'Toole Robert V O'Toole Gerard P Slobogean

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic trauma (2023)

OTA-OFC Contamination scores were weakly associated with Gustilo-Anderson classification severity for open fractures. The study findings suggest the current Gustilo-Anderson classification does not adequately account for injury contamination, a known predictor of infection.

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