A novel system for the irrigation of open fractures.
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Abstract
It is accepted that a good washout of contaminated wounds with copious fluids reduces the rate of infection. We describe a simple method of rapidly irrigating wounds with high volumes of fluid.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Open
- Therapeutic Irrigation
- Wound Infection