Do Post-debridement Cultures have a Role in Reduction of Infection in Open Fractures? Report of 166 Cases and Literature Review.

Objective: To evaluate the role of post-debridement cultures in the prevention of future infection following open fractures.

Design: Retrospective Cohort Study and Literature Review.

Setting: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Academic and tertiary health care, Muscat, Oman.

Retrograde femoral nails for emergency stabilization in multiply injured patients with haemodynamic instability.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the immediate effect of retrograde intramedullary femoral nail (RIMFN) fixation technique on patient's hemodynamic status as documented by vital signs (blood pressure and pulse) intraoperatively in all patients with femoral shaft fractures with multiple injuries and hemodynamic instability who were treated with RIMFN at our institution on emergency basis as part of damage control orthopaedics.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective review of intra operative vital signs obtained from patient records was completed at a Level 1 trauma center in a university hospital.In all, 11 multiply injured patients with (14) femur fractures with hemodynamic instability were identified.