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Method of definitive soft-tissue cover for given Gustilo–Anderson grades of fracture
| Closed | SSG | Local muscle | Fascio-cutaneous | Free tissue transfer | Amputation | ||
| Guidelines era | II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IIIA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| IIIB | 0 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
| IIIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Standards era | II | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IIIA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IIIB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| IIIC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Percentage of cases | Guidelines era | 5 | 38 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| Standards era | 26 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
