title: Acute management of open fractures: proposal of a new multidisciplinary algorithm.
abstract: Despite the frequency of open fractures, their management remains one of the greatest and most debated orthopedic challenges. The current challenges that health care faces financially and clinically offer an opportunity to develop a universal reliable, reproducible, evidence-based protocol. The authors review the current evidence concerning the acute management of open fractures and suggest a modern treatment algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA. cyril. mauffrey@dhha.org
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauffrey
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bowles
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Duke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasson
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hak
authors.forename: Philip F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Stahel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team