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SUBMITTER: VandenBerg J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470841 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
VandenBerg James J Osei Daniel D Boyer Martin I MI Gardner Michael J MJ Ricci William M WM Spraggs-Hughes Amanda A McAndrew Christopher M CM
Journal of orthopaedic trauma 20170601 6
<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare the timing of soft-tissue (flap) coverage and occurrence of complications before and after the establishment of an integrated orthopaedic trauma/microsurgical team.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>A single level 1 trauma center.<h4>Patients</h4>Twenty-eight subjects (13 pre- and 15 post-integration) with open tibia shaft fractures (OTA/AO 42A, 42B, and 42C) treated with flap coverage between January 2009 and March 2015.<h4>Intervention</h4>F ...[more]