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April 23, 2024Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Primary Closure of External Fixator Pin Sites Is Safe After Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

James D. Brodell Brittany E. Haws Jeffrey B. Shroff Steven Karnyski Samantha Hoffman Sandeep P. Soin Catherine A. Humphrey John T. Gorczyca John Ketz

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Abstract

To determine if rates of pin site infection and surgical site infection among patients managed with primary closure after external fixator removal were similar to those allowed to heal secondarily.

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Brodell et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6df9ab6db64358765b3d5 https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000002823

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