Orthoplastic surgical collaboration is required to optimize the treatment of severe limb injuries: a multicentre, prospective cohort study

Open fractures are severe complex, limb-threatening, high-energy injuries, often involving lesions of both bone and soft tissues. Traditionally, treatment has been piecemeal by orthopaedic and plastic surgeons. The objective of this study was to prospectively investigate whether combining orthopaedic and plastic surgery in treating these injuries is more effective compared to the conventional orthopaedic care.A prospective multicentre cohort study was conducted. Differences in the type of approach to severe limb trauma allowed a comparison between combined orthoplastic and traditional exclusively orthopaedic treatment.

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