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Does the OTA Open Fracture Classification Align With the Gustilo-Anderson Classification? A Study of 2215 Open Fractures.
Kovvur, Murali; Turner, Kristin E; Lawrence, Joshua E; O'Toole, Robert V; O'Hara, Nathan N; Slobogean, Gerard P.
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  • Kovvur M; R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
J Orthop Trauma ; 38(2): 65-71, 2024 Feb 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38031292
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To characterize the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Open Fracture Classification (OTA-OFC) and Gustilo-Anderson classification of open extremity fractures and determine if there is meaningful alignment between these grading systems.

DESIGN:

Retrospective case series.

SETTING:

Level I academic trauma center. PATIENT SELECTION CRITERIA Adult patients with at least 1 operatively treated open extremity fracture and surgeon-assigned OTA-OFC and Gustilo-Anderson classification. OUTCOME MEASURES AND COMPARISONS Frequency, distribution, and association measures of OTA-OFC category scores and Gustilo-Anderson classification types.

RESULTS:

Two thousand twenty-seven patients (mean age, 43.1 ± 17.5 years) with 2215 fractures were included. Gustilo-Anderson type I or II fractures (n = 961; 43%) most frequently had the least severe scores for all OTA-OFC categories. Type IIIA fractures (n = 978; 44%) were most often assigned intermediate scores for OTA-OFC Bone Loss (n = 564; 58%). Type IIIB fractures (n = 204, 9%) were most often assigned intermediate OTA-OFC Skin scores (n = 120; 59%). Type IIIC fractures (n = 72; 3%) were most often assigned the most severe OTA-OFC Arterial score (n = 60; 83%). In the multivariable model, OTA-OFC Contamination scores showed little association (ß = 0.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.01-0.09) with Gustilo-Anderson classification severity. Conversely, higher OTA-OFC Arterial (ß = 0.50; 95% CI 0.44-0.56) and Skin (ß = 0.46; 95% CI, 0.40-0.51) scores were strongly associated with more severe Gustilo-Anderson classifications.

CONCLUSIONS:

OTA-OFC Contamination scores were weakly associated with Gustilo-Anderson classification severity for open fractures. The study findings suggest that the current Gustilo-Anderson classification does not adequately account for injury contamination, a known predictor of infection. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortopedia / Fracturas de la Tibia / Fracturas Abiertas Límite: Adult / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Orthop Trauma Asunto de la revista: ORTOPEDIA / TRAUMATOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Moldova

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ortopedia / Fracturas de la Tibia / Fracturas Abiertas Límite: Adult / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Orthop Trauma Asunto de la revista: ORTOPEDIA / TRAUMATOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Moldova