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Open Fracture Management

Jessica L. Sop  1 , Aaron Sop  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan.
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Open Fracture Management

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Excerpt

An open fracture is an injury where the fractured bone and/or fracture hematoma are exposed to the external environment via a traumatic violation of the soft tissue and skin. The skin wound may lie at a site distant to the fracture and not directly over it. Therefore, any fracture that has a concomitant wound should be considered open until proven otherwise.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Jessica Sop declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Aaron Sop declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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