Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 20, 2001, and has been updated in order to provide the reader with additional references as well as to clarify several issues. The ...

Negative-pressure therapy does not improve 12 month outcomes compared with standard wound dressings in adults with severe open fractures of the lower limb, according to a study published online June ...

Compound Fracture is an injury that occurs when a fracture directly communicates with the external environment through an open wound. Compound fractures, also called open fractures, are breaks in ...

A new study compares the effectiveness of two antisepsis aqueous solutions in reducing the risk of infection in patients requiring surgery for open fractures. The research team found that contrary to ...

Tiger Woods escaped a Tuesday morning car accident with his life, but suffered "significant" leg injuries that required extensive surgery and a rod being inserted into his lower right leg. Woods ...

Despite clinical observations that infected bones often lose their blood supply, no studies have attempted to quantify vascularity and perfusion in the setting of contaminated open fractures. We ...