Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Treatment Patterns in Latin America.
Patrick A AlbrightMadeline C MacKechnieHeather J RobertsDavid W ShearerLuis G Padilla RojasJulio SegoviaJose Eduardo QuinteroRafael AmadeiFernando Baldy Dos ReisTheodore Miclaunull nullPublished in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (2021)
This survey reports Latin American orthopaedic surgeons' treatment patterns for open tibial shaft fractures. Surgeons in MICs reported higher delayed internal fixation use for all fracture types, while surgeons in HICs more routinely avoid primary closure. Soft-tissue coverage procedures are not performed in nearly one-third of GA-IIIB fractures because of a lack of operative personnel and training.