CORRELATIONBETWEEN EARLY INFECTION AND ONSET OF DEBRIDEMENT IN OPEN DIAPHYSIS FRACTURE PATIENT AT H. ADAM MALIK MEDAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Riska Oktavia Kasman; Husnul Fuad Albar

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

CORRELATIONBETWEEN EARLY INFECTION AND ONSET OF DEBRIDEMENT IN OPEN DIAPHYSIS FRACTURE PATIENT AT H. ADAM MALIK MEDAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Riska Oktavia Kasman, Husnul Fuad Albar

Abstract :

Background: Open fracture is one of the orthopedic emergency so that must be treated immediately. Fracture isa discontinuity of bone structure, cartilage and growth plates caused by trauma and non-trauma. Not only is the fracture or separation of the cortex, the incidence of fracture more often results in complete damage and separate bone fragments (Solomon et al, 2010). According to location, long bone fractures are divided into diaphysis, metaphysis, epiphysis, intraarticular and fracture dislocations. Based on epidemiological analysis 40% of open fractures occur in the lower extremity, namely diaphysis of the tibia and femur. While based on fracture grades, according to Gustillo and Anderson in 1976 divided into grade I, II, IIIA, IIIB and IIIC.