Table 1.

Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis

Source, country	Mean age (range)	Number of open fractures	Type of open fracturea			Fracture location	Number of infections
			Type I	Type II	Type III
Kreder and Armstrong [22], USA	10 (3–17)	56	14	16	26	Tibia	8
Skaggs et al. [23], USA	6.3 (0.9–17)	104	63	23	18	Upper limb	2
						Lower limb
Skaggs et al. [24], USA (multi-center)	8.8 (0.2–18)	554	302	154	98	Upper limb	16
						Lower limb
						Pelvis

^aAccording to the Gustilo–Anderson classification