Scoring System of Yokoyama et al for Predicting Deep Infection Associated with an Open Tibial Fracture

Purpose: To identify a patient with an open tibial fracture who is at risk for a deep infection using the score of Yokoyama et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with an open tibial fracture?

Yes

Bone loss (enter 0 if none)

Percent of limb circumference showing muscle injury (enter from 0 to 100, 0 indicating none)

Duration of local ischemia (enter 0 if none)

hours

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Pulse

Wound contamination

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

Is the patient at risk for deep infection?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Models of Nichols et al for Risk of Infection After Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
- Model of Asensio et al for Predicting Postoperative Wound Infection in a Patient with Traumatic Injury to Femoral Blood Vessels
Complications

Therapy

Selection

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Surgical Wound Infection in Trauma Patient | Risk Factors

Specialty

Infectious Diseases
Surgery, orthopedic
Surgery, general
Emergency Medicine

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

S82 - Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
T84.1 - Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb
T79.3 - Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified

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Purpose: To identify a patient with an open tibial fracture who is at risk for a deep infection using the score of Yokoyama et al.

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

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: S82, T84.1, T79.3,

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