Erschienen in:
01.02.2015 | Editorial
Editorial
verfasst von:
S. Rajasekaran, P. M. Rommens
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2015
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Excerpt
Open fractures represent a combination of problems: damage to the bone, damage to the soft tissues and contamination. Each of these can lead to specific complications such as nonunion, wound breakdown or infection. Not only these injuries demand complex and multiple interventions but also frequently lead to long time disability and a high financial investment for the patient and the society. Unfortunately, the risk of primary and secondary amputation still remains high. …