All Articles tagged open fracture

• Original Contribution
  December 05, 2023 EDT
  Open Fractures in National Football League Athletes: Analyzing Performance and Return to Sport
  Brandon NudelmanBrandon B GardnerStewart A BryantDrew A LansdownBrian T FeeleyNirav K Pandya

  Ninety-five NFL athletes undergoing surgical treatment for open fractures had similar return-to-sport rates, performance metrics, and career durations compared to those with comparable closed fractures.

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• Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
  September 26, 2018 EDT
  Implementation of an Antibiotic Therapy Protocol for Open Fractures in the Emergency Department
  Terrence EndresKristopher DanielsonStephen O'NeilShawn BrandenburgTeresa HallHunter Ross

  Well established in the Emergency Department (ED) literature is that the most important factor in decreasing subsequent infection rate in open fractures is the time to first administration of antibiotics.

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