Resumen

FILIPPINI, Juan; BIANCHI, Gottardo  y  FILOMENO, Paola. Update on the management of open fractures. Infection Prevention. Utility of wound Culture. Bibliographic review. Anfamed [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.2, e301.  Epub 01-Dic-2020. ISSN 2301-1254.  https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2020v7n2a2.

In open fractures, one of the most feared complications by orthopedic surgeons is soft tissue and bone infection. Despite multiple investigations, therapeutic management guidelines for open fractures, is constantly changing. The main objective of our work was to make an update on the prevention of infection in open fractures through a bibliographic search, with special emphasis on the usefulness of cultures (microbial count) of wounds in the perioperative period of these fractures.

Palabras clave : Fractures; Open fracture; Wound culture.

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