Deep Infection Following Open Fracture of an Extremity | Prediction Risk Score

Purpose: To identify a patient with an open fracture of an extremity who is at risk for deep infection using the score of Yokoyama et al based on the HFS '98.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with an open fracture of an upper or lower extremity?

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Percent of limb circumference showing muscle injury (from 0 to 100)

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Wound contamination

Local circulation

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

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Total score

Is the patient at increased risk for a deep infection related to the open fracture?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
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Therapy

Selection

Monitoring

Complication Detection
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Specialty

Infectious Diseases
Surgery, orthopedic
Surgery, general
Emergency Medicine

Objective

risk factors
complications

ICD-10

M84.4 - Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
T79.3 - Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified

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Purpose: To identify a patient with an open fracture of an extremity who is at risk for deep infection using the score of Yokoyama et al based on the HFS '98.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Surgery, orthopedic, Surgery, general, Emergency Medicine

Objective: risk factors, complications

ICD-10: M84.4, T79.3,

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