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Le fratture esposte d’avambraccio

Open forearm fractures

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Abstract

Open fractures of the forearm represent an urgent/emergency orthopaedic condition. They are not free of complications, which can lead to upper limb disabling outcomes or amputation. The traumatologist’s goal is to carry out a correct and anatomic osteosynthesis bearing in mind the type of lesion, the instruments used for the synthesis and the consequences of his therapeutic choices. The authors of this articles describe the state of the art of open forearm fractures.

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  1. U.O.C. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN G. Rummo, Benevento, Italia

    Antonio Medici, Giuseppe Pica, Giancarlo De Nigris & Gabriele Falzarano

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, Sezione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Università di Siena, Siena, Italia

    Luigi Meccariello

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Medici, A., Meccariello, L., Pica, G. et al. Le fratture esposte d’avambraccio. LO SCALPELLO 30, 31–37 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-016-0150-3

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