Table 2.
Injury Characteristics of 7 Patients with Type IIIB open Tibia Fractures
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Time from injury to hospital | |
| <6-h delay | 5 |
| 6- to 24-h delay | 1 |
| >24-h delay | 1 |
| Time from hospital to surgery (h; mean ± SD) | 10.9 ± 4.6 |
| Delay from hospital to surgery | |
| <6-h delay | 2 |
| 6 to 24-h delay | 5 |
| OTA classification | |
| Type A | 1 |
| Type B | 2 |
| Type C | 3 |
| OTA: open fracture classification | |
| Skin: edges do not approximate | 5 |
| Muscle: loss of muscle with retained function | 4 |
| Bone loss: opposable ends or segmental | 1 |
| Vascular: injury, no ischemia | 2 |
| Contamination: surface contamination | 5 |
| Wound length (cm) | |
| 5–10 cm | 2 |
| ≥10 cm | 5 |
| Time from injury to antibiotics | |
| <6-h delay | 1 |
| 6- to 24-h delay | 5 |
| >24-h delay | 1 |
| Definitive fixation | |
| External fixation | 7 |