%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship between time to surgical debridement and incidence of infection in grade III open fractures
%A Jagwant Singh
%A Rohit Rambani
%A Zaid Hashim
%A Raghu Raman
%A Hemant Kumar Sharma
%J Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
%@ 1828-8928
%D 2012
%I Springer
%R 10.1007/s11751-012-0130-y
%X Our study shows that the risk of developing an infection was not increased if the primary surgical management was delayed more than 6 h after injury. Therefore, reasonable delays in surgical treatment for patients with open fractures may be justified in order to provide an optimal operating environment.
%K Grade III open fractures
%K Debridement
%K Infection rate
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11751-012-0130-y